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2007年8月28日 星期二

New Risks Emerge At Giant Three Gorges Dam

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In China, New Risks Emerge At Giant Three Gorges Dam

By Shai Oster
Word Count: 2,165

MIAOHE VILLAGE, China -- China's vaunted engineering marvel, the Three Gorges Dam, drew fierce criticism during its construction for uprooting more than a million people and manhandling the Yangtze River basin. Now, a year after completion, the project has new problems -- including landslides, water pollution and suggestions that the dam could contribute to the very flooding it was built to prevent.

Geologists say the massive weight of water behind the Three Gorges Dam has begun to erode the Yangtze's steep shores at several spots. That, along with frequent fluctuations in water levels, has triggered a series of landslides and ...

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Trouble at Three Gorges
China's most vaunted engineering marvel, the Three Gorges Dam, is suffering a series of unforeseen problems, raising new doubts about the project -- and the country's efforts to control its environment.
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Shai Oster

The dam's problems extend beyond the weakening ground. Scientists warn that the Three Gorges Reservoir is quickly filling up with pollution from factories, fertilizer runoff and untreated sewage, fostering toxic algae blooms that are threatening downstream water s

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