The Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River discharges water to lower the water level in the reservoir following heavy rainfall and floods in a few regions, Yichang, Hubei province, China July 17, 2020.

The smaller dam’s failure had not been reported by local media, ... and indeed one of the frequently touted benefits of the Three Gorges Dam at the time of its opening in 2003 was its ability to ...

Raising global concerns, the Three Gorges Dam is showing signs of deformation, sparking fears about its long-term stability. As one of the largest engineering projects ever built, any structural ...

After hailing the huge Three Gorges Dam for years as a major national achievement, the Chinese government has admitted for the first time that the project could be a disastrous failure with ...

Lisa See's most recent book is "Dragon Bones" (Random House, 2003), which considers issues surrounding the building of the Three Gorges Dam. In recent months, art, culture and history have ...

Eighty cracks have been revealed in China's colossal Three Gorges Dam, just days after engineers closed the dam's sluice gates and began filling a 640 kilometre long reservoir. Pan Jiazhong, head ...

The Three Gorges Dam stretches for a mile and a half across the Yangtze in ... watched the country’s newest 5,000-ton destroyer capsize during its launch in an embarrassing military failure.

Three Gorges in China: What you should know about the massive dam that is slowing Earth's rotation Dislocating over a million people, the world's largest hydropower project holds nearly 42 billion ...

The Three Gorges Dam is a marvel of engineering, capable of holding approximately 39.3 cubic kilometers of water. Its massive size and water storage capacity have made it a focal point for ...

The idea for the Three Gorges Dam isn’t new. It dates back to 1919 when Sun Yat-sen, often called the father of modern China, proposed harnessing the power of the Yangtze River.