Re: American War a dystopic novel

On 9/10/24 8:38 PM, The Horny Goat wrote:

On Tue, 3 Sep 2024 18:12:27 -0400, William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com>
wrote:
 

I'm going to have to look that one up since if Erie and Ontario merge
that's a major event (not to mention Superior which is 150-200 meters
further above see level) since those two are connected by Niagara
Falls (which is about a 75 meter difference between top and bottom)
>

The other lakes are all about 100m above Ontario, with Superior the
highest by a few meters.
>
To join them all sea level would have to rise by the equivalent of
melting three and a half to four times as much ice as exists on earth.
So you need massive subsidence in which case there's no point in
worrying about survivors.

 Let's face it that would mean one helluva lot of hydroelectric
potential - even putting turbines under Niagara Falls (which is less
than 200' high) could generate a lot of power.

Not just "could" ... it actually does!
Canada side:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Adam_Beck_Hydroelectric_Generating_Stations
US side:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Moses_Niagara_Power_Plant
We toured the Canada plant just last summer - super interesting.
Tony