Three Gorges Dam May Collapse

Various | 06/23/2020 | struggle

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Seems pretty risky if it really would put millions of lives at risks.

The Chinese do not give a darn.

[SunkenCiv]

Looks a little murky. :^)

[AdmSmith]

So far no important news. This 10 min video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4Wz1sNBuj0 is informative.

[AdmSmith]

Central China’s Wuhan City raised its flood emergency response level from three to two on Monday after continuous rainfall. Citizens are advised to stay at home and watch out for weather alerts.

https://twitter.com/Echinanews/status/1280076522414432262

[AdmSmith]

The period 21-26 h from now it will rain more than 1 inch/h in Wuhan.

[AdmSmith]

July 7 (Xinhua) — As heavy rains swelled rivers and lakes, and are forecast to continue, east China's Zhejiang Province on Tuesday raised its flooding emergency response level to the top level along the Qiantang River. As of 7 p.m. on Tuesday, the water level of Xin’an River Reservoir, an important flood control project in the upper reaches of the Qiantang River, had reached 108.05 meters, exceeding the normal water storage level. The water level will continue to rise and is expected to reach a record high, said the provincial flood control authorities.

The reservoir opened spillways for the first time in nine years on Tuesday to lower the crest of the floods. The provincial water resources authorities said on Tuesday that many rivers in the province's main plain area had seen waters rise above the alert levels.

Meteorological authorities predicted that intense rain will last in the northern and central parts of Zhejiang into the following days.
http://www.china.org.cn/china/Off_the_Wire/2020-07/08/content_76247787.htm

The Qiantang River or alternatively Tsientang River is a river in East China. An important commercial artery, it runs for 459 kilometers (285 mi) through Zhejiang, passing through the provincial capital Hangzhou before flowing into the East China Sea via Hangzhou Bay.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qiantang_River

[AdmSmith]

This is a shopping mall in Suzhou China. Inspired by Venetian Hotel in Macao, this shopping mall built a river inside the mall. All visitors agreed, this one is more astonishing than the river in Venetian Hotel.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1280551527417909248

If the situation was less dangerous I would have added “LOL”

[AdmSmith]

BEIJING, July 8 (Xinhua) — China's national observatory on Wednesday renewed its orange alert for rainstorms, as incessant downpours continue to wreak havoc across vast stretches of the country.

From Wednesday morning to Thursday morning, heavy rain and rainstorms are expected in Guizhou, Guangxi, Yunnan and Sichuan, among other regions, the National Meteorological Center said, warning that some areas of Jiangxi will experience downpours with up to 260 mm of daily rainfall.

Some of the aforementioned regions will see over 80 mm of hourly precipitation, accompanied by thunderstorms and strong winds, the center said.
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-07/08/c_139196432.htm

80 mm = 3.15 inches

[nuconvert]

wow

[kanawa]

Designed by Sum Ting Wong

[AdmSmith]

Water in Wuhan:








source: https://twitter.com/WLaowai8/status/1280721809428459523

[SunkenCiv]

I hate it when I've got too much water in my wuhan!

• Disasters Rage Across China, Affecting Tens of Millions

  07/07/2020 6:31:53 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 43 replies

  Epoch Times | 07/07/2020 | Eva Fu

  China, still grappling with the CCP virus pandemic, has been hit with wave after wave of natural disasters across the country. Weeks of torrential rainfall caused some of the worst floodings in decades, wreaking havoc in 26 provinces across central and southern China and disrupting the lives of more than 19 million, according to authorities. In recent weeks, hailstorms and earthquakes also struck parts of the country. Swarming locusts and animal-borne diseases were but the latest of the country's woes. Close to 50 million Chinese have suffered from some form of natural catastrophe in the first half of 2020, according...

[SunkenCiv]

BTW, nice timelapse.

[nuconvert]

I repeat...wow

[AdmSmith]

An 800-year-old bridge in Wuyuan, East China’s Jiangxi Province, was hit by massive floods amid heavy rain on Wednesday, with part of the bridge deck washed away.
video: https://twitter.com/globaltimesnews/status/1281067586105380864

[AdmSmith]

Nine buildings and two bridges were washed away by the overflowing river waters due to heavy rain in southern China.

The video, shot in the city of Shangrao in Jiangxi Province on July 8, shows the buildings collapsing into a flooded river. Due to the heavy rain, the water level of the river rose up to 23.7-metres-high, which exceeded the highest record in 1998 in history.

https://www.newsflare.com/video/366934/buildings-washed-away-by-overflowing-river-due-to-heavy-rain-in-southern-china

[Reeses]

I read a while back that the lake created from the dam is so huge it has changed the weather patterns of the surrounding area............More rainy............

Depending on how full, the dam also slows Earth's rotation speed lengthening the day, changes Earth's wobble and pole locations, makes the Earth fatter at the equator while bringing the poles closer, slightly causes world-wide climate change, as well as alters the distribution of gravity, how much things weigh, and the speed of time. All these changes are tiny but lab instruments can measure them.

[AdmSmith]

This is the site for the Changjiang Water Resources Commission handling the Yangtze river http://www.cjh.com.cn/

They have reduced the flow from the Three Gorges Dam to 19 000 m3/s (it was > 28 000 yesterday), and the level has increased to 150.31 m it was some 148 m. Perhaps to reduce the flow of water to Wuhan? Note that it takes a few days for the water to go from the Three Gorges Dam to Wuhan.

Perhaps due to this:

The Yangtze River Water Conservancy Commission upgraded the level III emergency response of the Yangtze River flood and drought disaster prevention to level II at 14:00 on July 10. The Hydrological Bureau dispatched a working group to the front line to guide the flood prevention work. The current flood and drought disaster prevention work has entered a critical period.

The emergency rescue team and related detachments should be fully prepared, and once the flood storage area is activated or when the levee breach occurs, the relevant hydrological testing work should be carried out immediately, and the water resources center and forecast center should conduct professional technical analysis and implement emergency forecast in a timely manner.

http://www.cjh.com.cn/article_73_238718.html

If this continues they have to relocate a lot of people.

[AdmSmith]

三峡大坝 is the Three Gorges Dam on the webpage in Chinese.

[AdmSmith]

China’s national observatory on Saturday renewed its yellow alert for rainstorms, as incessant downpours continued to wreak havoc across vast stretches of the country.

From Saturday to Sunday morning, heavy rain and rainstorms are expected in Sichuan, Chongqing, Shaanxi, Gansu, Hunan, Hubei, Henan, Anhui and Jiangsu, the National Meteorological Center said, warning that some areas will experience downpours with up to 180 mm of daily rainfall.

Some of the aforementioned regions will see over 70 mm of hourly precipitation, accompanied by thunderstorms and strong winds, the center said.

http://www.china.org.cn/china/2020-07/11/content_76261638.htm