I was hunting for a weather forecast of the region, since there are two typhoons raining across southern China at the moment.
Looks like the water level behind the dam reached the highest ever a week or two ago, but has been receding in the past several days.
With the new moon scheduled for next week, and several storms for the watershed of the Yellow River, there is still a high degree of risk for the area downstream.
After all, China will not keep the water level this high forever. They may lose an entire growing season to this years floods.
China monsoon season ends in October.
The lost agricultural production will be felt this winter. China is already buying food to make up for lost production both in the flood zones and the north, which ironically is experiencing a drought that is destroying crops. In the end, though, does the CCP really care if a few million people die from malnutrition? Would they even say anything?