I haven't seen this discussed here yet. Short summary: large areas of China are having 100 year or even 1000 year rainfall. Much of it above one of the world's largest dams: Three Gorges Dam.
It's been disputed for years. Shoddy materials, design, and workmanship. When built 10-20 years ago, it was the world's largest dam. I read where, when full, it actually slows the earth's rotation by 0.xx microseconds per day.
I think the worst of the rains are supposed to end today, but it will be a week or two before the downstream flow at the dam subsides. A few days ago it was 20 meters above 'flood' stage, 10 meters below 'critical' stage.
When built, China claimed it was good for 1000 years. And a year or two later said it would be a 100 year protection. And a year or two later they said that people shouldn't completely rely on the dam system (oops!). If this dam fails, millions could die. And several major cities from Wuhan to Shanghai would flood like never before. The worldwide economic impact would be huge.
But finding reliable news sources on the status of the dam are few and far between. Anyone have a good source?
It's been disputed for years. Shoddy materials, design, and workmanship. When built 10-20 years ago, it was the world's largest dam. I read where, when full, it actually slows the earth's rotation by 0.xx microseconds per day.
I think the worst of the rains are supposed to end today, but it will be a week or two before the downstream flow at the dam subsides. A few days ago it was 20 meters above 'flood' stage, 10 meters below 'critical' stage.
When built, China claimed it was good for 1000 years. And a year or two later said it would be a 100 year protection. And a year or two later they said that people shouldn't completely rely on the dam system (oops!). If this dam fails, millions could die. And several major cities from Wuhan to Shanghai would flood like never before. The worldwide economic impact would be huge.
But finding reliable news sources on the status of the dam are few and far between. Anyone have a good source?