Hoover Dam was on my “to-visit” list for many years. So, last Sunday (March 13th, 2016), Niels and I arrived at Las Vegas airport and drove 20-30 min to see it. I’ve been to almost all Top 20 highest dams in Bulgaria, but have never seen a reservoir so empty (Hoover Dam’s reservoir is Lake Mead). Looking at spillways which most […]
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DamNation
DamNation is an environmental documentary on the legacy of the dam-boom in the USA. Its main focus is on the harm done to the migratory fish species (e.g. salmon and trout) and in general to the river ecosystem. A good part of the movie focuses on the emotions of wide variety of people (e.g. Native […]
Large dams in Bulgaria: infographic
I have been working on a new infographic since I came back from Bulgaria (family visit a week ago). The infographic is about the large dams in Bulgaria… nothing too fancy, nothing too specific. Just some numbers on when the large dams were built, how large are they (by height and by reservoir volume), and […]