3.1 - Bitter Water (Yellow River) Flashcards
How many more dams does China plan to build by 2030?
18
What is cloud-seeding?
Silver Iodide particles injected into a cloud act as nuclei to which water vapour freezes. The resulting droplets fall as rain or snow.
What are the main pollutants of the Yellow river?
The toxic waste from Chemical, pharmaceutical and fertiliser companies in it’s vicinity.
How do they plan to get more water to Beijing?
Build concrete conduits that transfer water from the South to Northern China.
What is the largest city along the Yellow river?
Lanzhao. It’s also 1 of the most polluted urban area’s in China.
What aspects of the river are monitored digitally?
flow speed, pollution levels, reservoir volumes, pollution spilld etc
Why was the Sanmenxia damn a failure?
Slowed the water current, increased siltation and caused more flooding.
Why does China need to reduce its food production levels?
aquifers and groundwater is diminishing - some at even 1 metre per year due to agriculture. could be no water left in 30 years
How will pricing their water properly help ameliorate the water crisis?
If they raise the prices of water then there will be less waste and people will value it more.
Which future scenario do you think China could be heading to?
- Business as usual
- Full sustainability
- Green growth
