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Drought has hit China very hard recently. The problem is that some amount of water does have to flow through the Three Gorges since it is a major transportatio
by bobthepanda 3y ago
Drought has hit China very hard recently.
The problem is that some amount of water does have to flow through the Three Gorges since it is a major transportation artery and source of drinking water.
- seanmcdirmid 3y agoDrinking water isn’t a major use case, but water for farming is, south China gets enough rain at least that drought isn’t so common (for now), but definitely not unheard of since it happened in 2022, see: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/22/china-drought-causes-yangtze-river-to-dry-up-sparking-shortage-of-hydropower https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/22/china-drought-...
- bobthepanda 3y agoFrom that article: > The Yangtze is the world’s third largest river, providing drinking water to more than 400 million Chinese people, and is the most vital waterway to China’s economy.