Human engineering appears to have moved the planet, literally. According to new research published this month, the global boom in dam construction over the past two centuries has caused measurable ...

Women fetch water from the rehabilitated Kaliwa Kasyungemi earth dam in Mwingi. [Nanjinia Wamuswa, Standard] It is a hot but calm afternoon at Kaliwa Kasyungemi earth dam, located at Mumoni area of ...

The Coast Development Authority (CDA) has started the construction of the Sh142 million Earth Fill Dam water pan in Fafi Constituency, Garissa County to cushion residents from drought. CDA managing ...

The whole point of a dam is to store water in one place, thus preventing it from spreading across a larger surface area. That's great for hydropower, recreation, and ensuring there's enough water for ...

New research suggests that the thousands of dams built over the past two centuries have caused the Earth's poles to drift more than a meter. Reading time 2 minutes Humans have built so many dams ...

Geophysical methodologies have become indispensable in evaluating the structural integrity and long-term performance of dams. These non-invasive techniques, such as Electrical Resistivity Tomography ...

For our nations’ first engineering force, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, dams and the massive reservoirs of fresh water they preserve, have become an essential element of its overall mission. Allen ...

Demolition of three dams on the Klamath River is currently underway, as the drawdown phase that emptied massive reservoirs wrapped up. This month, crews started taking out Iron Gate and J.C. Boyle.