Over the last year there were already numerous articles written about the structural integrity of the world’s biggest hydroelectric dam. Many of them were viewed as western propaganda trying to discredit the Chinese regime. In the last couple of months there were suddenly more articles from different sources surfacing stating structural issues and a possible nearing collapse of the dam. Strong precipitation in June and early July of this year increased the water flow and pressure on the artificial man-made barrier and apparently the dam is even moving or in parts slightly shifting. A recently surfaced video – of unknown origin – simulating the collapse of the structure surely adds to the concern that something is possibly not right. The professional simulation even gives the collapse a date which is August 17 of this year. (A more commented version of the simulation you find here). I have previously written about the significance and the influence the dam has on China and its ruling Communist Party. A collapse of the dam would have devastating consequences for the Chinese heartland. Aside from killing and displacing millions, it would destroy entire cities, and create widespread contamination of agricultural grounds; in short, an unimaginable destruction of the Chinese heartland. The subsequent “flash” flood would impact and disrupt ….
China – The Three Gorges Dam – a collapse of the world’s biggest dam on August 17, 2020 ?
Over the last year there were already numerous articles written about the structural integrity of the world’s biggest hydroelectric dam. Many of them were viewed as western propaganda trying to discredit the Chinese regime. In the last couple of months there were suddenly more articles from different sources surfacing stating structural issues and a possible nearing collapse of the dam. Strong precipitation in June and early July of this year increased the water flow and pressure on the artificial man-made barrier and apparently the dam is even moving or in parts slightly shifting. A recently surfaced video – of unknown origin – simulating the collapse of the structure surely adds to the concern that something is possibly not right. The professional simulation even gives the collapse a date which is August 17 of this year. (A more commented version of the simulation you find here). I have previously written about the significance and the influence the dam has on China and its ruling Communist Party. A collapse of the dam would have devastating consequences for the Chinese heartland. Aside from killing and displacing millions, it would destroy entire cities, and create widespread contamination of agricultural grounds; in short, an unimaginable destruction of the Chinese heartland. The subsequent “flash” flood would impact and disrupt ….