Apparently the sheer volume of water, as well as the dam's location near fault lines, is a bad combination. Do you think any of the seismic activity will spread out further than just China?
http://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...s-dam-disaster
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Apparently the sheer volume of water, as well as the dam's location near fault lines, is a bad combination. Do you think any of the seismic activity will spread out further than just China?
http://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...s-dam-disaster
You mean people, their homes, their farms etc. These areas naturally flood.Originally Posted by JhonMoney
Yeah. One of the major "selling points" for the 3 Gorges Dam was that it would be able to prevent some of that natural flooding.Originally Posted by Lynx_Fox
It does stop a the flooding in some areas, but it also creates mud slides in other areas, because the increased stress on the river walls from all that extra water seeps through and causes it to give way.
In my opinion we should not modify the environment, since we don't kwow it very well. A big modification may be a benefit, but it may also cause unpredictable damages.
There's always a price tag that comes along with any type of energy. We just have to pick which one impacts the environment less.
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