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Which Is the Largest River in Asia?

Largest River in Asia: The Yangtze River is the largest and longest river in Asia. It stretches across the heart of China and plays a major role in the country’s history, culture, economy, and ...

Which is Asia’s longest river to flow entirely within just one country?

This is one such river that has remained a backbone of transport, industry, and energy that has been witness to dynasties ...
EurekAlert!

UMass Amherst-led team finds rapidly changing river patterns in High-mountain Asia pose a challenge for region’s energy future

AMHERST, Mass. — An international team of researchers led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst has tracked changes in more than 114,000 rivers in High-mountain Asia over a 15-year period. The ...
Eurasianet

Environmental groups caution against overdevelopment of river resources in Central Asia

A coalition of environmental organizations is calling on international financial institutions, including the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank, to reexamine the utility of financing hydropower ...
Circle of Blue

River of the Anthropocene

The Tonle Sap River is roughly 100 kilometers long, starting at the Tonle Sap Lake in northwestern Cambodia. It is midday in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. The Mekong River, having mixed with ...
Panda

First ever satellite tagging of river dolphins in Asia

In a major boost to conservation of the endangered Indus river dolphin, WWF experts in collaboration with the Sindh Wildlife Department safely tagged three dolphins in Pakistan with satellite ...
Nepali Times

Saving what is left of Himalayan rivers

FALLING WATER: The braids on the Yarlung Tsangpo (Barhmaputra) near Lhasa before it enters a series of gorges where the world's largest hydroelectric plant is being built by China. Photo: KUNDA DIXIT ...