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b_b · 4716 days ago · link · · parent · post: History silenced forever for a better future-- the three gorges dam
China's Mega Dam is going to be China's Mega Disaster. They built it way higher than the original feasibility study recommended. I would hate to be one of the 100,000,000 people down stream if it ever fails.
d_e_solomon · 4716 days ago · link ·
According to Wikipedia, it's also built on a seismic fault line. What's the worst that can happen?
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Here is a precursor: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Francis_Dam
That failure was terrible, but a mere drop in the bucket (sorry, terrible pun intended) compared to what the Three Gorges would be.