Dam Those Dams: Episode 1 Saville dam

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​Roadside History columnist James Upham takes us to Musquash, where NB Power built a dam in the years following the First World War. 

In 1970, one of the world’s largest infrastructure projects opened in Aswan, Egypt. It was a dam that harnessed the power of the Nile River, the longest river in the world. The dam provided electricity for half of the country and tamed the annual floods, a regular feature on the ... Show More

The small country has big ambitions to become a tech and innovation hub. It has a reliable source of renewable energy, thanks to the Itaipu Dam - a huge hydroelectric dam on the Paraguay-Brazil border.We hear from government ministers and business leaders about how they believe t ... Show More

The Klamath River on the California-Oregon border was once the third largest salmon river in the continental U.S. There were so many fish, indigenous histories claim that you could cross the river walking across their backs—which made the peoples who lived in this remote, beautif ... Show More

Natalie Sawyer brings you all the action from Day 5 of The Olympics. History was made on the river with a last gasp surge from Team GB, and Lewisham-born Alex Yee was hoping to strike gold in the triathlon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 

Hydroelectricity is the world’s biggest source of renewable energy, and dams have long been a popular - if controversial - way to fast-track development and boost economies. Jordan Dunbar is in Thailand, a country that has been transformed by hydropower. He meets Thais who've bee ... Show More

Andy and Jeff discuss the pitchers the Guardians have brought in recently and why they have confidence in the guys in the minors.  

Despite the efforts of engineer John Parke, the South Fork Dam does break. The ensuing flash flood sweeps up a vast, moving wall of debris: mud, rocks, trees, fragments of bridges and smashed-up houses. Residents in Johnstown, including Reverend H.L. Chapman and his family, have ... Show More

National Park Ranger Doug Bosley’s existence hinges on a few dangerous seconds in the life of his great-great grandfather, William Pickerill. On May 31, 1889, Pickerill worked as a telegraph operator down the valley from Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Before it was washed away by the f ... Show More