SINGAPORE: Global reservoir volumes fell during the last 20 years despite a construction boom that drove up storage capacity, a new study showed on Tuesday (Jun 13), suggesting that new dams will not be enough to solve growing strain on the world's water supplies. Satellite data showed that water sequester
SINGAPORE: Global reservoir volumes fell during the last 20 years despite a construction boom that drove up storage capacity, a new study showed on Tuesday , suggesting that new dams will not be enough to solve growing strain on the world's water supplies.
"Even if temperatures stop rising, increasing demand and new construction are likely to continue," he added. Lengthy droughts have raised questions about the feasibility of large reservoirs. China saw hydropower output plummet last summer as a result of record-high temperatures across the Yangtze basin.
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