International Rivers on Google Earth

Sutlej River in Google Earth

This informative Google Earth layer highlights the perils of a modern dam boom in two key regions: The Himalayas, where dozens of large dams are planned, and the Amazon, where many more destructive projects threaten major tributaries such as the Madeira and Xingu rivers. Also featured is an in-depth look at the impacts of the world's largest dam project, China's Three Gorges Dam.

Google Earth is a free program that gives the user a bird's eye view of the planet, zooming out to see the whole earth spinning on its axis or zooming in to view a high-resolution dam photograph taken from an orbiting satellite. To learn more about how to use Google Earth click here.

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