{
  "id": 16550137,
  "title": "Tibetan river hosting world’s biggest dam is facing increasing flood risk: study",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/tibetan-river-hosting-worlds-biggest-dam-is-facing-increasing-flood-16550137",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T02:00:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3371763/tibetan-river-hosting-worlds-biggest-dam-facing-increasing-flood-risk-study"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Chinese researchers have found that the Yarlung Tsangpo River – soon to host the largest mega dam in the world – may face increased run-off and flood risks over this century. Using tree-ring width chronologies in the southeastern Tibetan Plateau, the team reconstructed the river’s run-off history from 1325 to 2020. Along with climate data, this was used to create a model that projected river…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}