Prolonged drought along the Yangtze has reduced China's longest river to record lows, triggering a debate over the Three Gorges dam's ability to generate power, state-media said yesterday.
The Yangtze fell to its lowest level last yrs since records began in 1877, but a dam official told the Xinhua news agency that power generation in the Three Gorges area would not be affected.
"There have never been two successive yrs when a serious drop in the amount of water flowing into the mainstream of the Yangtze has occurred," said the official. "So, I believe it is unlikely there will be a significant drop in the in flow of water into the Three Gorges Reservoir from the upper reaches this year."
Buy observers say such arguments are based on historical data and fail to consider the more recent issue of climate change.
Over 2.6 million people upsteam from the dam have been facing water shortages since late February, according to the agency.
2007-03-23 05:59:37 · 4 answers · asked by Ghost 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
fullfillment of bibical prophecy "famines, droughts, wars, etc.
2007-03-23 06:08:54 · answer #1 · answered by luminous 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Global warming seems to affect living things greatly, but thinking deeper, ultimately, who are the ones who suffer? It is our later generations. Currently, the earth is running out of resources to provide for its people, such as oil for producing electricity, therefore we have to provide an alternative way, which in the text suggests HEP method. Due to global warming, alternative energy sources are beginning to fail on us as well, as the text doubts the ability of the three gorges dam to generate power.
Global warming is a continuous cycle that will continue to affect mankind if we do not treasure what we have now and have no love for mankind. The problem should be tackled as soon as possible, to save ourselves and our later generations.
2007-03-26 12:21:12 · answer #2 · answered by lea- 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
global warming! dont u think so? we need to do something before global warming takes over the earth!
2007-03-23 13:28:18 · answer #3 · answered by nina del barrio fino 516~Fo Sho~ 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Its global warming. LOL!
2007-03-23 13:07:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋