Flooding in Scotland- Flood Defences Questionned

Recently in class we have been studying the managemant of rivers, and how this can sometimes fail. There has been recent flooding in the village of Milnathort in Scotland due to heavy rain. There have recently been flood defences put in place, but these failed. For more on this story, the BBC has an article, and there is also a useful video clip on the right hand side.

Three Gorges Dam

The Three Gorges dam is being constructed in China on the Yangzte River. When completed, it the $25 billion dam will be the largest hydroelectric dam in the world. It will have a generating capacity of 18,200 MW, will span more than two kilometers across, it will tower 185 meters above the river, and its reservoir will stretch over 600 kilomters upstream. This is not all necessarily good news. For example, it will cause the displacement of over 1.3million people. For more information on the Three Gorges Dam, try wikipedia or this useful site. There is also a site here for a tv programme about the dam, which has a lot of useful info on it.