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Not all rivers are made equal (Centurii-chan) (lemmy.world)
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[–] crmsnbleyd@sopuli.xyz 15 points 3 months ago

Apparently before modern dams, the levees built by the Chinese to combat floods worsened the situation because the water couldn't flow back into the river