Etiket: dams
Aging dams and increasing amounts of rainwater: ‘What happened in Libya could repeat itself elsewhere’ | Abroad
Thousands of dams built in the 1970s are reaching the end of their lifespan worldwide. Due to lack of maintenance and extreme weather, they are in danger of collapsing in…
Libyan authority investigates overdue maintenance of breached dams: “Cracks never repaired”
Libyan authorities have launched an investigation into the breach of two dams in the east of the country on Sunday, flooding much of the coastal city of Derna. The two…
Mediterranean hurricane causes two dams to break in Libya: "At least 2,000 dead and thousands missing”
Libya has been hit by unprecedented storms. A storm that previously wreaked havoc in Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey has swelled into a Mediterranean hurricane (Medicaan) and made landfall in Libya.…
Mediterranean hurricane causes two dams to break in Libya: “At least 2,000 dead and thousands missing” | Abroad
Libya has been hit by unprecedented storms. A storm that previously wreaked havoc in Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey has swelled into a Mediterranean hurricane (Medicaan) and made landfall in Libya.…
Mediterranean hurricane causes two dams to break in Libya: "2,000 dead and thousands missing”
Libya is currently being hit by unprecedented storms. A storm that previously wreaked havoc in Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey has swelled into a Mediterranean hurricane (Medicaan) and made landfall in…
Wielertoerist gereanimeerd na hartstilstand tijdens ritje met vrienden | Dams
Langs de Leopoldsvaart-Oost in Damme has become a wielertoerist onwel. Most of the time it has been cleaned and it will be transferred to the Ziekenhuis. Het slachtoffer zeeg round…
Wim has built thousands of dams in the Peel and he is proud of that
When Wim van Opbergen walks around in the Deurnese Peel, he soon finds himself on his haunches by a puddle of water. Delighted, he takes a handful of peat moss…
Francesca Alinovi. Criticism of Dams
THEn that evening in June 1983 the air in Bologna was particularly electric. It all seemed very far away: the years of youth protests and opposing antagonisms, the epic scenes…
China researcher Ties Dams: ‘Chance of a new cold war with China’ | Abroad
Europe should not blindly follow the US. The continent could get caught up in the conflict between America and China, leading to a new Cold War, warns China expert Ties…
Sandbag dams in the fight against drought | 1Limburg
The Limburg water board has now installed 40 sandbag dams in North and Central Limburg. Not to keep the water away, but to keep water longer in the streams and…