On Dec. 25, Beijing announced it would build a dam on Tibet’s longest river, which Beijing calls the Yarlung Zangbo.
Tibet project estimated at 60GW would be nearly three times the size of China's Three Gorges Dam, pictured above ... the risks of flooding and structural collapse, particularly in the event ...
In the absence of a water-sharing treaty, we are in a vulnerable position, but a dam for a dam is not in our best interest ...
It would dwarf the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River ... noting that a massive glacier collapse in March 2021 near the Great Bend area blocked the river and caused water levels to rise ...
The dam collapse created the third-deadliest flood in history, with estimates of the death toll ranging from 26,000 to 240,000. The flood also caused the collapse of 5 million to 6.8 million houses.
The Chinese hydrocracy has gone forward with mega-hydropower developments such as the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze ... exemplified by the Chungthang Dam collapse in Sikkim during October ...
One of the largest and most remarkable human-made structures in the world, China’s Three Gorges Dam, has achieved feats far beyond energy production. This colossal dam, built on the Yangtze ...