来自MSN8 个月
Three Gorges Dam on alert as heavy rain and floods kill 6 in China
The Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters ... along the Yangtze river basin as the water level in the Three Gorges Dam reservoir has risen to 161.1 metres, the highest ever in July ...
National Review4 年
The Risks of China’s Three Gorges Dam’s Flooding
The dam was built from 1994 to 2006 ... Given the social and political implications of the current flooding, and the specter of a Three Gorges breach, it may not be a complete coincidence that ...
朝日新聞社4 年
Water levels at China’s Three Gorges near maximum after flooding rains
But opponents say the flood control capability of the Three Gorges Dam is limited, and it could even make the problem worse in the long term.
This Controversial Chinese Dam Is So Big It Messed With the Planet
The Three Gorges Dam in China is a structure so huge that it controls one of the world's most powerful rivers—and even ...
MercoPress4 年
Yangtze River flooding question the role played by the massive Three Gorges Dam
As China counts the costs of its most punishing flood season in more than three decades, the role played by the massive and controversial Three Gorges Dam - designed to help tame the Yangtze river ...
来自MSN1 个月
The Three Gorges Dam: A Ticking Time Bomb?
What would happen if the Three Gorges Dam suddenly failed? From mass flooding to economic ruin, we break down the terrifying consequences of a potential dam disaster in China. Could this be one of ...
Ecoticias5 天
39 billion liters into 22 GW — China hides the Holy Grail of energy
China plans to produce energy on a scale never seen. What is this Holy Grail of energy and what does it mean for China's ...
Daily Express1 个月
The incredible £29.3bn and160m high ship lift that's the world's biggest
When the Three Gorges Dam - the largest hydroelectric dam in ... As a bonus, the dam reduces the likelihood of flooding of the Yangtze River downstream, that have killed millions of people on ...
Nature19 天
How a vast digital twin of the Yangtze River could prevent flooding in China
In 2020, unusually heavy rains led to the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang having the highest ... water flow in that reservoir helped to mitigate flooding, but this inundation still affected 45 million ...
Harvard Business School7 年
U.S. Export-Import Bank and the Three Gorges Dam (A), The
Lodge, George C., and Cate Reavis. "U.S. Export-Import Bank and the Three Gorges Dam (A), The." Harvard Business School Case 900-017, May 2000. (Revised July 2000.) ...
Human Rights Watch8 年
THE THREE GORGES DAM IN CHINA
the chosen dam site just downstream of the world-famous Three Gorges scenic area; in December, Premier Li Peng formally declared the project open. The Chinese government has offered overseas ...
National Geographic news4 年
An Elevator for 3,000-Ton Ships, Thanks to Archimedes
The Three Gorges Dam, China’s marvel on the Yangtze River, is one of the world’s largest engineering projects—the product of 37 million cubic yards of concrete. Its final feature ...