Before that, the operator of the project had lowered the water level of the reservoir and vacated a storage capacity of million cubic meters to create ample capacity for the flood in advance, according to a statement sent from the Three Gorges Corp to the Global Times on Wednesday.
Due to the heavy rainfall recorded between July in the upper stream and tributaries of the Yangtze River, the reservoir has seen a daily rise of the inflow of up to 10, cubic meters per second. The Three Gorges Corp and local meteorological and hydrological departments started to prepare for flood containment a week ahead to ensure the safety of the project, said the statement. In , the Yangtze River encountered several rounds of heavy floods. More severe disasters are anticipated.
Hydroclimatologist Peter Gleick, a member of the U. A study has found that if temperatures rise by 2 degrees, flows around the Yangtze and other major world rivers will intensify, increasing the frequency of huge floods. Heavy rain days are already more numerous and intense inside cities compared to suburban areas along the Yangtze, a study using rainfall records over two periods between and found. Such days increase by 30 percent on average in places like Suzhou, near Shanghai, known for wedding gowns and bridal exports along with big tech factories.
Flood management has received 1. Trillions of yuan are being spent to support a national recovery from COVID, including building massive 5G capacity to ensure future manufacturing capabilities. Past disasters tend to frame thinking about future ones. For instance, quantifiable flood losses in heavily industrialized Guangdong province in reached around 30 billion yuan, but disruption to its concentration of roads and railways, ports and airports pushed costs far higher.
Nevertheless, the current situation is the first major test that the Three Gorges Dam has been put to. There is no reason to think that the structure of the dam itself is under threat. Indeed, the dam was designed to help cope with floods along the Yangtze.
Nevertheless, it is safe to assume that the Chinese government is monitoring the situation nervously, hoping that the emergency will soon pass. The Three Gorges Dam has been a major showcase project for China. View the discussion thread. A nervous watch on the Three Gorges Dam. Peter McCawley. Related Content. As a national champion departs the scene, a China food fight looms. Show 3 Comments View the discussion thread. The county government did not respond to a request for comment.
In Guangxi, in southwestern China, rainfall and temperatures were on average significantly higher in compared with the previous 29 years, official data shows. Last month, it overflowed. In the county seat of Yangshuo in June, more rain fell in three hours than usually falls in two months. The Ministry of Water Resources did not respond to a request for comment. In what could be another sign of trouble to come, water behind a dam on a tributary of the Yangtze river rose so sharply that authorities on Sunday were forced to blow up part of the dam to lower the level.
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