{"id":27645,"date":"2008-12-19T13:10:00","date_gmt":"2008-12-19T13:10:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-05-14T18:38:09","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T18:38:09","slug":"2645-three-gorges-blamed-for-mudslides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/uncategorized\/2645-three-gorges-blamed-for-mudslides\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Gorges blamed for mudslides"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><br \/>\n<meta name=\"ProgId\" content=\"Word.Document\"><br \/>\n<meta name=\"Generator\" content=\"Microsoft Word 11\"><br \/>\n<meta name=\"Originator\" content=\"Microsoft Word 11\">\n<link rel=\"File-List\" href=\"file:\/\/\/C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5Cxie.lei%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml\" \/><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>\n \n  Normal\n  0\n  \n  \n  false\n  false\n  false\n  \n   \n   \n   \n   \n   \n   \n  \n  MicrosoftInternetExplorer4\n \n<\/xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]>\n\n\n<style>\nst1\\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) }\n<\/style>\n\n\n<![endif]--><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n<!--\n \/* Font Definitions *\/\n @font-face\n\t{\n\tpanose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1;}\n@font-face\n\t{\"\\@SimSun\";\n\tpanose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1;}\n \/* Style Definitions *\/\n p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal\n\t{mso-style-parent:\"\";\n\tmargin:0cm;\n\tmargin-bottom:.0001pt;\n\tfont-size:12.0pt;\"Times New Roman\";}\na:link, span.MsoHyperlink\n\t{color:blue;\n\ttext-decoration:underline;\n\ttext-underline:single;}\na:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed\n\t{color:purple;\n\ttext-decoration:underline;\n\ttext-underline:single;}\n@page Section1\n\t{size:612.0pt 792.0pt;\n\tmargin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt;}\ndiv.Section1\n\t{page:Section1;}\n-->\n<\/style>\n<p><!--[if gte mso 10]>\n\n\n<style>\n \/* Style Definitions *\/\n table.MsoNormalTable\n\t{mso-style-name:\"Table Normal\";\n\tmso-style-parent:\"\";\n\tfont-size:10.0pt;\"Times New Roman\";\n\tmso-fareast-\"Times New Roman\";}\n<\/style>\n\n\n<![endif]-->    <\/meta><br \/>\n<\/meta><br \/>\n<\/meta><br \/>\n<\/meta>\n<\/p>\n<p>\nIn September, the dam&#8217;s administration began withholding water outflows to push the reservoir&#8217;s level up to 175 metres. Rising water levels have caused 93 &quot;surface threats&quot; &ndash; menaces to infrastructure, land and housing &#8212; in 12 regions and counties around the dam area, Xinhua news agency quoted Chongqing government spokesman, Wen Tianping, as saying. &nbsp;Direct economic losses have amounted to 360 million yuan (US$53 million), but there have been no injuries or deaths, he added.<\/p>\n<p>\nRepair efforts worth 12 billion yuan (US$1.75 billion) over the last few years have been successful, officials said. However, as recently as April, there was a mudslide in a village in the nearby Gaoyang area. Landslides are expected to worsen next year as water levels<br \/>\nreach their maximum height.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Since its completion in 2003, the dam&#8217;s water level has risen in stages, reaching 156 metres in 2006. The dam &#8212; the world&#8217;s largest at 2,309 metres long &#8212; was built to provide cheap, clean energy to sustain China&#8217;s rapid development.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>See <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/environmentNews\/idUSTRE4BH58Y20081218\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">full story<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/environmentNews\/idUSTRE4BH58Y20081218\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rising water levels in China&#8217;s Three Gorges Dam have caused numerous landslides in recent months, damaging land and infrastructure worth millions of dollars, reported Reuters, citing the state media. 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