China's Brahmaputra dam hits a big fault

Active fault line threatens world’s biggest hydropower project, Chinese geologists warn

Chinese geologists have determined that an active fault line directly beneath the world’s largest hydropower project poses a threat to the mega-dam now being built on Tibet’s Yarlung Tsangpo (Brahmaputra) River. The scientists said a fracture in the Earth’s crust in the eastern Himalayan region would significantly affect the integrity of the massive hydropower project’s infrastructure. In a paper published last month in the Chinese-language journal Sedimentary Geology and Tethyan Geology,...

Why China's ambitious dam project on Brahmaputra is facing natural threat and raised alarms in Beijing

China has invested a substantial amount into its mega hydropower project on the Tsangpo river, called the Brahmaputra in India, in Tibet, but its geologists have warned that the proposed site is atop an 'active fault line', which could trigger earthquakes and landslides, ultimately affecting the infrastructure's 'integrity'.

Satellite images reveal flooded rail line in Ryanggang province

I analyzed high-resolution satellite imagery of Paekam county, in North Korea’s Ryanggang province, and found that a hydroelectric dam has flooded part of a major North Korea railway line. North Korea responded by building a rerouted track and relocating two train stations to higher ground, according to imagery reviewed in 2026. The images show that []

Herders form a lifeline as flash flood traps SUV

A sudden flash flood struck the mountains of Qiemo County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, trapping an SUV in rushing water. In a tense rescue, local herders used ropes to create a human lifeline and helped those stranded reach safety. #EverydayHero

Slither River: Large Scale Disaster Sends a Venomous Nile of Reptiles Flooding into a Chinese Village

Slither River: Large Scale Disaster Sends a Venomous Nile of Reptiles Flooding into a Chinese Village