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mk · 4254 days ago · link · · parent · post: Thousands being moved from China's Three Gorges - again
Ugh. IMO it will probably fail. The huge change in mass due to the lake has to deform the earth below, and I recall a fault line runs nearby. It's an incredible feat of engineering, but I think it's courting disaster.The number of "geological hazards" had risen 70 percent since water levels in the reservoir reached a maximum of 175 meters (574 ft), he said, without elaborating, although he was believed to be referring to landslides. Liu could not be reached for comment.