1. Powering the World with Hydropower
... (China, Nepal, Bhutan, India, Pakistan and Afghanistan), this mountainous chain consists of eight peaks that are more than 8000 m high. Moreover, UNESCO has declared the Sagarmatha National Park near Mount Everest a World Heritage Site. But beauty is not the only quality of these mountains, as their existence has marked the lives of people living in surrounding areas and has lead to ... plans to build more than 400 hydro dams in the Himalayan region until 2050, which could provide more than 160000 MW of energy. China also has plans to generate a big amount of hydropower, as 60 dams have...
- Word Count: 1682
- Approx Pages: 7
- Grade Level: Undergraduate