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How a giant reservoir can slow the planet’s spin In 2005,

I do know Lake Mead and Powell are drying up at an alarming pace. Just feet away from Dead Pool. The loss of over 10 trillion gals and drying up must surely have some effect.

Everything is interconnected, we are losing water supply while China is gaining water supply. Interesting.

From AI:

“Overview of Three Gorges Dam and Lake Mead
Size and Capacity
Feature Three Gorges Dam Lake Mead Lake Powell
Type Gravity dam Reservoir Reservoir
Location Yangtze River, China Colorado River, USA Colorado River, USA
Height 607 feet (185 meters) 726.4 feet (221.4 meters) 770 feet (235 meters)
Capacity 39.3 million acre-feet 26.12 million acre-feet 24.322 million acre-feet
Power Generation
Three Gorges Dam: Generates 11 times more power than Lake Mead.
Lake Mead: Primarily serves as a water reservoir rather than a major power generation source.
Comparison of Functions
Purpose
Three Gorges Dam:
Flood control
Hydropower generation
Navigation improvement
Lake Mead:
Water supply for Las Vegas, Arizona, California, and Mexico
Recreation and tourism
Water Management
Three Gorges Dam:
Controls water flow in the Yangtze River, impacting downstream areas significantly.
Lake Mead:
Acts as a critical reservoir in the Colorado River system, balancing water storage and releases to meet demand.”

Our lake Powell and Mead when full equal Chinas Three Gorges. Risks? Three gorges failure wipes out downstream....Powell and Mead dead pool depopulates the Western states.

*** Everything is interconnected, we are losing water supply while China is gaining water supply. Interesting. ***

I think it’s from a 1950’s past time. Maybe some of those kids who were going to “dig a hole to China” actually succeeded, and the water’s been leaking out of American backyards ever since.

Did our parents come up with the “dig a hole to China” scam or was it our own idea?