As hydropower dams quell the Mekong’s life force, what are the costs?

Mongabay
Mar 29, 2023, 4:57 pm149 pts
The Mekong River carves a vast aquatic lifeline through Asia. Rising in glacial streams high in the Tibetan plateau, the river morphs as it tumbles south through rocky ravines, steep-sided valleys and expansive flooded forests to the South China Sea. Its influence is immense: over its 4,350-kilometer…

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