This Controversial Chinese Dam Is So Big It Messed With the Planet
The Three Gorges Dam in China is a structure so huge that it controls one of the world's most powerful rivers—and even ...
National Review4y
The Risks of China’s Three Gorges Dam’s Flooding
A few days ago, officials admitted that certain “peripheral” structures of the massive Three Gorges Dam deformed due to the building water pressure. Stunning pictures of water being released ...
Daily Express1mon
The incredible £29.3bn and160m high ship lift that's the world's biggest
When the Three Gorges Dam - the largest hydroelectric dam in the world - was built it put a very large obstacle in the way of a trade route that had bee used for hundreds of years. So, to solve ...
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China’s Three Gorges Dam impacts Earth’s rotation, scientists confirm
T he Three Gorges Dam, a colossal structure spanning the Yangtze River in China's Hubei province, has long been a subject of ...
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The Three Gorges Dam: A Ticking Time Bomb?
What would happen if the Three Gorges Dam suddenly failed? From mass flooding to economic ruin, we break down the terrifying consequences of a potential dam disaster in China. Could this be one of ...
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An Elevator for 3,000-Ton Ships, Thanks to Archimedes
The Three Gorges Dam, China’s marvel on the Yangtze River, is one of the world’s largest engineering projects—the product of 37 million cubic yards of concrete. Its final feature ...
Human Rights Watch8y
THE THREE GORGES DAM IN CHINA
the chosen dam site just downstream of the world-famous Three Gorges scenic area; in December, Premier Li Peng formally declared the project open. The Chinese government has offered overseas ...
MercoPress4y
Yangtze River flooding question the role played by the massive Three Gorges Dam
the role played by the massive and controversial Three Gorges Dam - designed to help tame the Yangtze river - has come under fresh scrutiny. Amid some of the heaviest rainfall on record ...
Harvard Business School7y
U.S. Export-Import Bank and the Three Gorges Dam (A), The
Lodge, George C., and Cate Reavis. "U.S. Export-Import Bank and the Three Gorges Dam (A), The." Harvard Business School Case 900-017, May 2000. (Revised July 2000.) ...
朝日新聞社4y
Water levels at China’s Three Gorges near maximum after flooding rains
The Three Gorges project alone has cut downstream floodwaters by 34 percent, officials said. But opponents say the flood control capability of the Three Gorges Dam is limited, and it could even ...
Business Today2mon
'A 0.6-mile behemoth': China is building a Three Gorges Dam in space
Chinese scientists plan to build a colossal 0.6-mile-wide solar power station in space, designed to beam energy back to Earth, likened to an orbital "Three Gorges Dam." To construct the massive ...
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China Three Gorges Corp
July 21, 2023 Brazilian arm of China Three Gorges withdraws from IPO The Brazilian ... including a 4,800-megawatt dam that has already been committed to Chinese and Spanish developers.