As China counts the costs of its most punishing flood season in more than three decades, the role played by the massive and controversial Three Gorges Dam - designed to help tame the Yangtze river ...

But opponents say the flood control capability of the Three Gorges Dam is limited, and it could even make the problem worse in the long term.

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Multiple videos surfaced on Thursday (July 16) showing Chongqing suffering a second bout of massive flooding this summer as the Three Gorges Dam reportedly restricts its outflow ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Multiple videos surfaced on Thursday (July 16) showing Chongqing suffering a second bout of massive flooding this summer as the Three Gorges Dam reportedly restricts its outflow ...

Lake Kariba lies between Zambia and Zimbabwe in southern Africa and covers an area of 2,150 square miles. However, the lake ...

The dam's primary purpose is to generate hydroelectric power, but it also serves to control flooding and improve navigation ...

Flood alerts are in place for provinces around ... Officials have warned that huge volumes of water are building up behind the Three Gorges dam - a massive hydroelectric project on the Yangtze.

Flooding has left more than 200 people dead ... the inflow of water into the reservoir behind the massive Three Gorges Dam hit a record 72,000 cubic meters (2.5 million cubic feet) per second ...

You can see why. From the early Soviet Union's Dneprostroi to modern China's Three Gorges dam - which vies with the Itaipu for the title of the world's largest power station - political leaders ...

Here's what to know about regional closures in the Asheville-area. Mount Mitchell State Park and Gorges State Park have been closed by the N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation and the division ...

The government has invested heavily in flood control and hydroelectric projects such as the gargantuan Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze. Globally, more intense tropical storms are on the rise as ...

And it was out of this enduring struggle to control the flood that China became masters of the molecule. Today, the Three Gorges Dam is the monument to that water history. It is the world’s ...