Millennium Dam: Facts and Fallacies (3)
Concerns:
When the “Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam” construction began, many serious concerns in Sudan and Egypt arose. They mainly concentrated around the possible environmental impacts of the dam, and a permanent reduction of water allocation because of the huge amount of water storage and the expected evaporation from the big reservoir.
In addition to these serious fears, there is another big one that centres on the safety of the dam. If the Dam collapses, catastrophic effects will ensue, mainly on Sudan and Egypt. There are three main concerns in this area:
First: is the construction Durability of the dam, and because of this Egypt has asked that it be allowed to inspect the design and the studies of the dam, in order to allay its fears, but Ethiopia has denied the request.
Second: Ethiopia lies where the Great Rift Valley passes through it spanning from Mozambique in the south to the Valley of Jordan in the north, 6500 km long. About 80 % of the world volcanoes are found alongside or within the Great Rift Valley. In the past 150 years, more than 110 eruptions have been reported from 18 locations, while another 112 volcanoes have been diagnosed as potentially active. About 50 big volcanic eruptions were reported in Ethiopia in the past. But though the majority of recent volcanoes are located within the Afar depression far away from the location of the dam, fears are still lingering because the area is geologically active, and features hot springs, geysers, and frequent earthquakes. Some of them have been active more or less continuously in the last 120 years, as studies of the area document.
Third: is the fear of plotted destruction to disturb and Shake the security of the two countries, especially there are many beneficiaries of this plotted destruction (it will be discussed in the next column).
When the “Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam” construction began, many serious concerns in Sudan and Egypt arose. They mainly concentrated around the possible environmental impacts of the dam, and a permanent reduction of water allocation because of the huge amount of water storage and the expected evaporation from the big reservoir.
In addition to these serious fears, there is another big one that centres on the safety of the dam. If the Dam collapses, catastrophic effects will ensue, mainly on Sudan and Egypt. There are three main concerns in this area:
First: is the construction Durability of the dam, and because of this Egypt has asked that it be allowed to inspect the design and the studies of the dam, in order to allay its fears, but Ethiopia has denied the request.
Second: Ethiopia lies where the Great Rift Valley passes through it spanning from Mozambique in the south to the Valley of Jordan in the north, 6500 km long. About 80 % of the world volcanoes are found alongside or within the Great Rift Valley. In the past 150 years, more than 110 eruptions have been reported from 18 locations, while another 112 volcanoes have been diagnosed as potentially active. About 50 big volcanic eruptions were reported in Ethiopia in the past. But though the majority of recent volcanoes are located within the Afar depression far away from the location of the dam, fears are still lingering because the area is geologically active, and features hot springs, geysers, and frequent earthquakes. Some of them have been active more or less continuously in the last 120 years, as studies of the area document.
Third: is the fear of plotted destruction to disturb and Shake the security of the two countries, especially there are many beneficiaries of this plotted destruction (it will be discussed in the next column).
By A.S. Alkoronki - GMS, 1 day 16 hours ago
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