Since 2018, Husker researcher Steven Thomas has been part of an international research team with an ambitious goal: Harness artificial intelligence and other tools to understand how strategic planning can reduce the impact of hydropower development on the entire Amazon River basin.
This was no small task as the Amazon basin encompasses approximately 2.4 million square miles — more than a third of South America and slightly greater than 31 Cornhusker States. Currently, more than 350 sites have been identified as potential hydroelectric dam locations throughout the basin. During the four years of the project, the research team grew to include dozens of collaborators from more than 24 academic institutions in the United States, Europe and South America, including the Nature Conservancy and the Wildlife Conservation Society.
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