A pessimistic vision of India’s looming environmental and economic collapse

Re:A pessimistic vision of India’s looming environmental and... by dmoy on Sunday February 04, 2018 @01:17PM (#16303969)

Huh so, Tibet does generate a lot of water relative to its size (>620 km^3 per year). By comparison China only generates 3-4x as much water total. However, the vast majority of Tibet's water drains to India not China (like >85% or something).

So at first glance I don't see it. Is the concern that China is somehow going to massively redirect water flows somehow and take water away from India?

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Re:A pessimistic vision of India’s looming environmental and... by sametmax on Sunday February 04, 2018 @01:52PM (#16304151)

China and India share the same water problem. When the time comes, yes, China will drain all the water it needs from Tibet. And probably sell access to India.

You don't need to redirect it though. You can, but you could also pipe it, pump it, bottle it, whatever.

The thing is, when you have no water, cost is no issue, because the stuff is way more valuable than gold.

The only real issue is India getting mad about it. But now that Tibet is China's territory, it has a legitimacy that will be impossible to contest peacefully.

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