Nepal Was the Warning. What China Is Building in Tibet Is Worse | The Link
The brutal disaster in Nepal has shaken the world for the sheer scale and speed of the flash flood that raced down the mountains wiping everything in its way. But how is this linked to China? Why is Tibet’s dam infrastructure being seen as a ticking time bomb? And how does it leave not just Nepal vulnerable to more disasters, but India and even Southeast Asia?
In this episode of The Link, Shubhangi Sharma traces the water downstream, from the Mekong that feeds Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, to the planet-bending Three Gorges, to Medog: the largest dam ever attempted, rising right above India's Brahmaputra.
Nepal Floods | China | Tibet | Medog Dam | Three Gorges | Tibet Water Bomb | Mekong | Tibet River Map | Gyirong Port | Nepal-Tibet Border | The Link with Shubhangi Sharma | Firstpost
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00:00 - The Nepal Flash Flood Disaster
00:54 - How the Glacial Collapse Happened
02:18 - China's Lack of Information Sharing
03:19 - The Tibetan Plateau: Asia's Water Tower
04:42 - China's Dam Building Strategy
05:36 - The Massive Medog Dam Project
07:33 - Impact on Southeast Asia and the Mekong
08:35 - The Need for Water Sharing Treaties
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