'Rising runoff, flood risks': Fresh warning over China’s mega Brahmaputra dam

A study using tree-ring data reconstructed runoff in the Yarlung Tsangpo from 1325 to 2020 and projected higher runoff and flood risk this century. The river is due to host a planned $168 billion project comprising five hydropower stations.

• Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Yunnan University reconstructed runoff history using tree-ring data from the southeastern Tibetan Plateau.· 1 source
• Their model projected increased river runoff under future climate scenarios, along with a possible rise in high-runoff events such as floods.· 1 source
• The planned project is estimated to cost about $168 billion and is expected to comprise five cascade hydropower stations.· 1 source