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Active fault line threatens world's largest hydropower project in Tibet

Chinese geologists have identified an active fault line, the Paizhen Fault, that poses a significant threat to the world's largest hydropower project located in Tibet. This fault has been active since the Pleistocene epoch and could lead to landslides and collapses, impacting the integrity of the dam and surrounding infrastructure. Researchers recommend reinforcing slopes and implementing retaining protections to mitigate these risks. AI

RANK_REASON Geological research paper identifying a risk to a major infrastructure project. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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Active fault line threatens world's largest hydropower project in Tibet

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Holly Chik ·

    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 H…