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A stunning new map from Imgur user Fejetlenfej shows the complex network of rivers and streams in the contiguous United States, highlighting the massive expanse of basins across the country. Via Andy Dorn 
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Laotians may have bristled at hearing about Bangkok's massive new EmQuartier high-end shopping centre. But those gripes don't stem from envy of the number of outlets selling high end brands in the Thai capital. Instead, the point of contention is how much electricity soaked up by Bangkok's ever growing number of retail plazas, power that relies on hydro dams that are wreaking ecological havoc in the neighbouring Southeast Asian nation. Via Richard Harvey, Andy Dorn
Hanaka Koyama's curator insight,
August 17, 2015 10:21 AM
Dam in Laos --> electricity in Thailand However since Thailand has been consuming electricity a lot, following the rapid economic development, the demand of electricity and hydro dams in Laos have been increased. Those dams are responsible for decrease in biodiversity, preventing fish from migrating or reaching where local people do fishing. |
