The shrinking Bohai Sea is a battle of blessings and misfortunes, and 5,000 square kilometers of change
The Bohai Sea, an inland sea off China's east coast, used to be a very critical area. The Bohai Sea has a large number of harbors and a large number of fish, which drives the economic development of the surrounding provinces. In short, it is a place of abundance.
But what you may not know is that as the Bohai Sea gradually shrinks, the Bohai Sea gradually reveals its surface, and one day, it will become China's new "province". So, is the destruction of the Bohai Sea a good thing and a bad thing?
1. The idea of the shrinking Bohai Sea and Bohai Province allows us to start by understanding this wonderful phenomenon. According to geologists, the size of the Bohai Sea is shrinking year by year, and it is advancing at an average annual rate of 390 meters, that is, growing at a rate of about 30 square kilometers per year.
In recent decades, more than 5,000 square kilometres of new territory have been developed, as large as Brunei's. The Bohai Sea is 346 km wide in the east to the west and 550 km in the north, so in the near term, these additional land increases are not much, but in the long run, the Bohai Sea will "disappear" from China as a "province".
The Bohai Sea is in danger of extinction, is it a good thing or a bad thing?First, let's take a look at the benefits of the new "provinces".
Bohai Province will add more land, which is very beneficial to alleviate the shortage of land in the coastal zone. We can move the industry here and drive the economic development of the hinterland.
The establishment of Bohai Province also means the establishment of a new province, which will mean more policy support, but also means more development opportunities, and it is also a very beneficial thing for improving the residents of the surrounding provinces.
In addition, the new Bohai province will further absorb immigrants, thereby promoting a balanced population distribution in the region. This will have a positive effect on the demographic issue of our country.
2. Disadvantages of Losing the Bohai SeaAlthough Bohai Province has its advantages, it also has many disadvantages. First of all, the demise of the Bohai Sea will cause serious damage to the coastal ecological environmentIndustrial pollution, land subsidence, seawater pollution, etc. will be aggravated, so huge financial and material resources must be invested in remediation.
The demise of the Bohai Sea has also had a great impact on marine fisheries. Fishermen along the coast lose a lot of their catch, which can have an impact on their livelihoods. In addition, due to the pollution of the ocean and the continuous degradation of the ecological environment, the difficulty of aquaculture has greatly increased.
In the context of global change, the shrinkage of the Bohai Sea will make the problem of water shortage in the northern part of China more serious. The Bohai Sea releases a large amount of water from the ocean all year round, causing it to form rainfall in the atmosphere, thus alleviating the drought in northern China. However, when the Bohai Sea evaporates, these water sources are cut off, causing a wider drought.
In addition, the Bohai Sea is a national strategic defense center, and its demise will lead to the loss of a very critical military waters. The Bohai Sea is the main waterway in the northern waters of China, with an annual throughput of tens of millions of tons, and is the main waterway in the northern waters of China. This geopolitical advantage no longer exists, and the new Bohai province will pose a potential danger to the security of the United States.
Conclusion: In general, although the new Bohai province has its advantages, its disadvantages outweigh its advantages. Once the Bohai Sea is destroyed, it will have a major impact on the marine ecological environment, fisheries, fisheries, water resources and so on. To this end, it is necessary to take various measures to slow down the extinction of the Bohai Sea, so as to preserve this precious inland sea so as not to bring irreparable losses to the development and security of the surrounding areas and our country. Therefore, the Bohai Sea is getting smaller and smaller, and whether it will eventually disappear completely is not a good thing, nor is it an easy thing, and we must work together to preserve this precious ocean.