Posted on 07/27/2020 7:16:48 PM PDT by BeauBo
China warned that the worst of the deluges that have led millions to be evacuated may be yet to come, after a third wave of floods formed in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River on Sunday (July 26).
"The flood control and flood fighting situation is severe," China's water resources ministry said in a statement. "The new peak may appear later."
The authorities ordered the Three Gorges Reservoir to save its water-storing capacity in preparation for more flows, and forecast another three days of torrential rain in the southern region.
China's south has been battered by severe floods after water levels reached records. More than 2 million people have been evacuated this month along the Yangtze River, Asia's longest, with 142 dead or missing since the flooding began in June.
It has also caused over 116 billion yuan (S$23 billion) in damage, and impacted more than 2.4 million ha of crops in July.
The Three Gorges Reservoir is expecting water inflows to surge to about 60,000 cubic m per second by about Tuesday.
The reservoir level was at 159.46m as of Monday, down from 164.18m about a week ago. Its maximum level is 175m.
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“The reservoir level was at 159.46m as of Monday, down from 164.18m about a week ago. Its maximum level is 175m.”
Top is 185m, uncontrolled release then, likely failure.
Most? Maybe.
Definitely in the top tier, along with Stalinist Sovietism, Roman Emperor Diocletian, Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, and Pharaoh Ramses II.
. . . and the U.S. Democrap party aspires to be just like them.
Attention Surplus Disorder wrote:
“Appropos of nothing in particular I’m a little chagrined about a .2% drop in GDP versus what the US has done to itself over CV-19.”
What is the reason for concern?
Ellendra wrote:
“We should probably be ready for another supply shortage.”
What agriculture products do we buy from China?
As John Kerry would say: Don’t forget “Jengis” Kahn
Cry me a river!
“If they lose 300 million people? So what?”
wow
We sell to them. Our prices will go up.
Maybe we can stop putting corn in our gasoline.
Same could be said for Detroit, Camden, et al.
i am praying the regime fails and falls
“...Maybe we can stop putting corn in our gasoline....”
Yes. It’s for the communists.
The dam is at 162.45 meters growing about .20 every two hours. The alert happens at 175 meters and water over the top at 185.5 meters
The intake is 55,000 something, and output is 38,400 something give of take a few. So it's taking in more than it can push out. Pics look like river debris buildup on the other side.....s debris and Silt is piling up at the front of the dam. This adds to the math equation
Another thing is the dam is not poured into the bedrock. It sits on top of the bedrock.
(Information is from a Dam builder who is observing the dam and aware of it's operations)
He said we shouldn't be looking at the dam breaking because it will likely overflow before it breaks.....watch the sides the dam......when you see that happening then all bets are off.
Screw the Chinese. I hope the dam breaks. Those bastards murdered over 100,000 Americans with their lies.
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They not only lied they released it deliberately I hope the whole damn country becomes extinct!!!
Well.. you either believe CV-19 is an engineered bioweapon or it’s not. And then you either believe it was deliberately released; or not. I don’t especially care about a .2% GDP drop in China, I’m far more “concerned” about an effect IMO 5 to 8 times that in US GDP that IMO will last at least 3 years. But of even more concern are the excuses the effects of CV-19 furnish the government and the various “hate America” factions to vandalize our system any way they can.
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