@barray on Tue Jul 27 13:42:17 UTC 2021 said: &eAlso, to add further issues on top of #china 's #threegorgesdam , there was an #earthquake in the last week or so and apparently as many as three large #cracks have been observed. Also bare in mind that the #dam has also #bowed over the years, which is apparently 'as expected of #concrete dams' according to the #ccp https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article.. Watch this space anyway, dam #failure should be obvious.A thought provoking #article on the #lotuseaters about #china 's #threegorgesdam https://www.lotuseaters.com/thou-shalt-n.. If you check out #simulations of the #dam #failure - it would be absolutely devastating: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjHWkCdZ.. The reason for the interest is that there has been massive #flooding in #china - and reports of several #upstream dam failures. There is also a #typhoon on the way, potentially a catastrophic series of events.
This #earthquake detection warning system would be amazing if it works: https://hackaday.com/2021/06/04/shakeale.. In just 10 seconds, you could make lifts safer (stop at floor and open doors), buildings could prepare and switch to backup power, gas pipes could be shut off, etc, etc. 10 seconds is infinitely better than zero seconds.