The Three Gorges Dam - Causes and Consequences by Aniyah Draper

Cause

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For years scientists have warned the Chinese government about the dangers of the Three Gorges Dam. The Chinese government still built the dam amidst the scientist telling them that it had potential to become one of China’s biggest environmental nightmares (Hvistendahl, 2008, p. 1).

Target Groups

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Many scientists that study the earth have been continuously explained that the dam will cause more harm than good because of where it is placed. A highly powerful dam can be threatening to the homes, people, animals, and plants around it (Hvistendahl, 2008, p. 3).

Consequences

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The dam is changing natural reproduction patterns which make it difficult for plants and animals to procreate (Hvistendahl, 2008, p. 18).

Consequences

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In addition to the damages, there has been more drought because there hasn’t been as much rain and a higher risk for diseases.

Cause

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With China being the second-largest energy consumer in the world , right behind the US, the dam is a needed source of energy for the rapidly growing and modernizing society (Watson, p.8).

Causes

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The change in water flow from the dam is so evident that some scientists say that it’s changing the weather in that area. The areas near the dam, there is decreased rainfall and increased rainfall in the mountains (Watson, p. 13).

Target Groups

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The dam's effects are unpredictable, some places will flood animal and plant habitats. While other areas will be left extremely dry. Survival for fish will also decrease because of high polluted waters (Watson, p.12).

Consequences

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The safety of 400 plant species, including the Chinese dove tree and dawn redwood, a number of fish and the Baiji dolphin are at risk because of the dam (Watson, p. 13).

Target Groups

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As the dam’s water supply increases, the reservoir will eventually submerge cities, towns, and villages. As well as homes, factories, mines, and waste dumps, these places will end up underwater with toxic chemicals (Watson, p.8).

Consequences

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Causes

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Since the dam sits on two major fault lines, China’s geologists fear that the rapid changes in water pressure during flood season could activate or trigger an earthquake (Watson, p.9).

Consequences

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As the Three Gorges Dam continues to flood habitats, limit the water flow and alter the natural weather patterns, biodiversity is increasingly threatened (Hvistendahl, 2008, p. 16).

Causes

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Scientists warned people that the Three Gorges Dam could possibly put the remaining residents at risk for their safety. The dam has been increasing waterborne diseases, landslides, and a decline in biodiversity (Hvistendahl, 2008, p. 6).

Target Groups

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Displaced locals have often complained about inadequate compensation, lack of farmland, and jobs after their relocation (Gan, 2020, p. 1).

Target Groups

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To make room for the massive reservoir behind the dam, over a million people were displaced, their inherited homes were destroyed, communities were broken up, and many farmlands were flooded (Gan, 2020, p. 1).

Consequences

adraper20 — 2025-01-07 01:04:15 UTC

Since the dam decreases flooding downstream, it will change the arrangement of lakes and decrease the water level causing fish to have difficulty surviving in their habitat (Hvistendahl, 2008, p. 17).