Events Database

30 historical macro events · 2010–today

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DateEvent
Nov 15, 10Country diary: Claxton, Norfolk
Nov 10, 10Stone age etchings found in Amazon basin as river levels fall
Nov 8, 10Wildness reclaims the Ennerdale valley
Oct 20, 10Nadav Kander's Yangtze photographs show a people sold down the river
Oct 18, 10River clean-up brings otters back from brink of extinction
Oct 13, 10River of money flows to Thames as it wins global conservation prize
Oct 12, 10Danube in danger: toxic timebombs from Soviet years put region at risk
Oct 9, 10Toxic sludge fails to damage Danube
Oct 8, 10Hungary battles to keep toxic sludge from polluting Danube
Oct 7, 10Country diary: River Findhorn
Oct 2, 10Pakistan: Swat valley after the floods
Sep 29, 10Country diary: Cornwall
Sep 28, 10Chilean Patagonia and the way of life under threat by dams
Sep 24, 10Laos sees big fish as small price to pay for hydropower
Aug 28, 10Pakistan floods: villagers in Sindh plucked from endless sea
Jul 27, 10The river Jordan's shame
Jul 15, 10Cockling on the Dee: 'We want to manage this fishery properly to get a regular income'
Jul 14, 10Last six months second driest in the UK in 96 years, say scientists
Jul 9, 10Pollution means China's thirst can't be quenched – no matter what is spent
Jun 26, 10Egypt's Nile: nation puts great river at heart of its security
Jun 26, 10Battle for the Nile as rivals lay claim to Africa's great river
May 24, 10Chinese engineers propose world's biggest hydro-electric project in Tibet
Mar 25, 10Africa's tallest dam takes shape in Ethiopia
Mar 25, 10Ethiopia's rush to build mega dams sparks protests
Mar 25, 10Country diary: River Findhorn
Mar 18, 10Reclaiming the Thames
Mar 4, 10Okavango Delta: Floods of Life
Mar 3, 10Cleaning up the River Thames
Feb 28, 10Do fence me in: 250-mile barrier helps protect Kenyan water sources
Jan 15, 10How climate change is shrinking the river Nile