How Dams Starve the Mekong River

Just 15 years ago, 143 million metric tons of sediment flowed through the Mekong River Delta every year. The process carried essential nutrients along the river’s edge that helped keep tens of thousands of farms productive. But Chinese-built hydroelectric dams have blocked much of that sediment.

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