[Meatloaf] The Disaster-Dangers of Hydroelectric Dams vs Nuclear Power

[Jeff Hayas]

Submitted for your consideration ...
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*The renewable energy disaster that was far deadlier than Chernobyl *
<https://bigthink.com/the-past/chernobyl-banqiao-dam-disaster/>
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*"Decades ago, a single energy disaster left three million acres of land
uninhabitable to humans and killed between 85,600 and 240,000 people. A
casual student of history might assume these shocking statistics refer to
the Chernobyl nuclear accident, but that would be incorrect. No, this
catastrophic specter was the fault of the Banqiao Dam collapse in Henan,
China. By comparison, Chernobyl killed fifteen times fewer people and
desolated an area of land one-sixth as large."*

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And a Current Events (from July 17th, 2024) ...
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*Three Gorges Dam Overwhelmed - All Floodgates Open, Downstream Cities
Devastated* <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCWHr7EDrfY>
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*"Recently, due to upstream water pressure, the Three Gorges Dam has
increased its flood discharge efforts. On the morning of July 16, local
time, the dam opened 11 spillways, releasing water at a rate of 44,000
cubic meters per second. This is only the second time since its
commissioning in 2003 that the dam has opened 11 spillways, the last time
being in 2020. Previously, a person from Hubei commented online that if the
Three Gorges Dam opens 11 spillways, it means the dam has abandoned Hubei
Province."*