The fresh water from Lake Baikal flows to China, with an amount of water equivalent to 20 Yangtze Rivers. Has the drought in the north been completely solved?

Introduction

I believe everyone is familiar with Lake Baikal. Whether it is its beautiful natural landscape or the high praise of it in the works of literati from various countries, we are fascinated by it. . The earliest book in ancient China that clearly records the Lake Baikal region is "Hanshu Biography of Su Wu". The story "Su Wu shepherds sheep" must be familiar to everyone: Su Wu kept the festival for the Han Dynasty for nineteen years in the cold North Sea. His job there was only herding sheep. The Shanyu who exiled him said that he would only let the rams give birth. He goes back. The North Sea where Su Wu was exiled here refers to the current Lake Baikal area.

According to foreign media reports: China and Russia have once again reached a cooperation agreement and plan to build a major "water diversion" project. Will fresh water from Lake Baikal flow to China? The amount of water is equivalent to 20 Yangtze Rivers, completely solving the drought in the north!

As we all know, freshwater resources on the earth are very scarce. Only three percent of the water resources on the earth are freshwater. Many scientists have used this to predict that the value of freshwater resources will one day surpass that of oil. The reason for this prediction is obvious. Petroleum resources are mainly responsible for human activities in producing new substances. However, without fresh water, humans will not be able to maintain the most basic life. For this reason, Russia's possession of Lake Baikal's freshwater resources has always been the envy of Western countries.

According to statistics from scientists, the country with the largest oil reserves in the world is not Saudi Arabia, but Russia. Moreover, Russia, which owns Lake Baikal, has also become the country with the largest freshwater resource storage in the world. However, it is very regrettable that Lake Baikal is originally formed by the convergence of 554 streams and rivers. The water flow of these rivers and streams is very large, causing the water flow capacity of Lake Baikal to exceed the load. The Angara and Yenisey rivers flowing through Irkutsk thus flow into the Arctic Ocean.

According to data records, the total fresh water volume of Lake Baikal in Russia alone exceeds 236 million cubic meters. Lake Baikal covers an area of ??31,500 square kilometers, and the deepest point of the lake is 1,830 meters, which is equivalent to more than 200 times that of Hulun Lake in Manzhouli, the fifth largest freshwater lake in China with a water depth of 8 meters. It is located in Russia like a natural water bottle and has become a superpower accounting for 22% of the world's fresh water resources.

China’s move to directly purchase freshwater resources from Russia’s Lake Baikal region shocked the world. As we all know, our country has been doing its best to solve the problem of water shortage in northwest my country. The "South-to-North Water Diversion" project has been a huge success. However, the "South-to-North Water Diversion" only solves the water shortage phenomenon in North China and the main stream of the Yellow River Basin. It cannot fundamentally solve a series of serious environmental problems caused by water shortage in North my country. Moreover, because the water transferred from the south first flows through economically developed cities such as Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei, the fresh water resources that can eventually flow to the northwest are not as large as imagined. The drought problem in northwest my country and the per capita water use The problem of insufficient quantity still needs to be solved urgently.

The main factor causing severe water shortage and environmental problems in northern China is that the warm and humid airflow flowing through the Arctic Ocean, Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean cannot reach the inland areas of our country, resulting in a serious lack of precipitation. Countless engineers and scientists have tried every means to solve this problem. With the success of the "South-to-North Water Diversion Project", Chinese engineers have greater confidence and more experience in water diversion projects. Therefore, they all agreed that it would be great if they could transfer water from Russia.

The southern region of my country has always been richer in water resources than the northern region. This is mainly because the southern region of my country has water resources from the Yangtze River Basin that can be used. The water flow in the Yellow River region has been declining year by year, and the tributaries have continued to dry up. Especially in the Loess Plateau, sedimentation has become more and more serious, and the flow was once cut off. Many experts said that the Yellow River may face the crisis of drying up in the near future. In order to save our mother river, Chinese experts have proposed various ideas, one of which is to introduce water from Lake Baikal from Russia.

Conclusion

If it is really feasible, this will not only allow Russia to take advantage of the opportunity to make a lot of money, but also help China solve the serious drought problem in the north. It can be said to be a "win-win". Lake Baikal is about 2,000 kilometers away from China. Experts say it should be feasible to divert water through pipeline transportation. By then, the drought problem in northern China will be greatly alleviated, and the northern region may also become another part of China. An oasis, isn't this equivalent to rebuilding a China! However, these are just ideas and have not yet become reality. People's joint efforts will be needed in the future.

Water resources are precious non-renewable resources on the earth, and they are also necessary resources for our survival. Facing the shortage of water resources, we must start from the individual, start bit by bit, save water and cherish water. Only in this way can human society develop sustainably and long-term!