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Climate change threatens hydropower projects in the Himalayas
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Singoli Bhatwari, one of the hydropower projects in Uttarakhand, India, has been severely affected by floods and landslides.
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As temperatures rise, the rapid melting of glaciers causes heavy flooding downstream that not only threatens homes and livelihoods. It also threatens one of the world's largest sources of renewable energy - hydropower - in the Himalayas.
The Straits Times takes a look at where the hydropower projects are, the potential problems caused by climate change and possible solutions.
