Newfie wrote:What timeframe would be acceptable to you?
Peak_Yeast wrote:That it already has had such difficulties and not even a decade has passed is not exactly comforting, but perhaps the situation was the wake-up call they needed to strengthen the dam and construct sufficient countermeasures.
Three Gorges Dam opened all 10 spillways to lower the flood crest on Wed as the inbound flow of water rose to 72,000 cubic meters per second, the largest inbound flow since the dam was built. pic.twitter.com/RYlYEVoWGy
— People's Daily, China (@PDChina) August 19, 2020
About 100,000 people have been evacuated in Sichuan. Authorities reportedly dispatched helicopters to rescue those stranded by the rising waters.
The company noted that parts of the dam had “deformed slightly,” displacing some external structures, and seepage into the main outlet walls had also been reported throughout the 18 hours on Saturday and Sunday when water was discharged though its outlets.
"The problem is that China once claimed the dam would withstand a 10,000 year flood, then a 1,000 year flood and now only a 100 year flood. Then in 2018 it was reported online that pictures show that the Three Gorges Dam has moved"
JuanP wrote:"China's Three Gorges sets world record for annual power generation from a single hydropower plant"
https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1207362.shtml
I keep waiting for it to collapse, but it just doesn't! The suspense is killing me!
JuanP wrote:"China to build historic Yarlung Zangbo River hydropower project in Tibet"
https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1208405.shtml
The speed with which China continues to modernize has been blowing my mind for over 40 years. I don't think that any other country in the world ever achieved so much progress for so many people in such a short period of time in all of human history; I also believe that no other country ever will, either. China is a truly exceptional country!
dissident wrote:So China is actually doing something about CO2 emissions. But I am told by western sources that it is doing nothing about global warming. Colour me surprised. China's demand for natural gas is exploding because it is trying to wind down the coal generation that is giving it massive pollution problems (both through aerosols and mercury). In the context of Germany's absurd discontinuation of the use of nuclear power and deployment of coal power plants, it looks like China is doing more than the self-hyped do-gooders in the west.
suxs wrote:JunaP
Considering how China's dam-building program has destroyed countless unique habitats and species, the apparent effort to save five fish species from the extinction abyss is an obvious PR ploy. Meanwhile, the Chinese are busily devouring the world's flora and fauna to satisfy Asia's insatiable appetite. About one year ago, in the Cauca Departamento of Colombia, a group of 24 Chinese nationals made the grievous mistake of trespassing upon the land of a tribal group that aggressively defends their forests. The Chinese were caught red-handed with an extensive collection of wildlife. They were subjected to a slow and brutal death for their violation, although as a courtesy, the dismembered body parts were returned to the Chinese consulate in Cali.
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