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Most models of climate change predict a gradual and sustained increase in sea level over the next century. Examine how the geographical impacts of such a rise might vary from place to place.
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The Three Gorges Dam: Is it worth the trouble? Question: "The potential benefits from financial growth and commercial development greatly outweigh any potential drawbacks". Do you agree? The Three Gorges Dam is a hydro-electric power project started in 1994 by China to provide one-seventh of the total electricity supply produced by the country which will make it the largest hydro electric project in the world. The proposed dam will be 185m high, with a lake behind it, 600km long and 1.1km wide costing US$40 billion when completed in 2009. The project has been built on China's Yangtze river, the river is 6,300km long which makes it one of the longest rivers in the world, the distance is also the same as the distance between the UK and USA. The Dam is set to put China on the world map and save them millions of pounds compared to other energy sources...
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