An extended drought has put a damper on the prospects of a summer of continuous manufacturing in China. Less water over the dams, less hydro-electric power. I would imagine that it will affect delivery schedules for our models produced there. [sigh]
Crandell
Maybe we could send them a few tankers of MIssissippi WAter!
Seems like they always have some excuse.
I’ll bet they will raise prices to make up for lost profits!
Hi,
here is hoping that some of those jobs that were lost to the chinese will soon come back home. It would do wonders for our economies, I would rather buy North American made models of my favourite railroads.
Frank
In 2005, the last year for which I could find data, China was generating over 80% of its electrical power from coal and oil. That line was climbing steeply, while the hydro graph was basically flat. If those trends continued until the present day, hydro power would account for less than 10% of China’s total production.
Given the worldwide economy and slack demand for manufactured goods, there should be no impact at all from the modest reduction in generating capacity that a dry spring would cause.
Interesting that at least some jobs do seem to be coming back…some interesting facts getting thrown around recently…
http://science.niuz.biz/more-t405542.html?s=7d7d77bb942e52e4dc2972a5f7264d2e&t=405542
http://bbs.homeshopmachinist.net/showthread.php?t=41345
http://www.alldeaf.com/current-events/90237-made-usa-may-coming-back.html
While some of these ar countered by some figures suggesting otherwise…evidence does appear to be saying that there is a comeback of a sort occurring…
As an interesting aside and F.Y.I…
The vast majority of water for China comes from Tibet! That explains a lot concerning the Chinese invasion of Tibet and the ongoing de-construction going on by the Chinese in Tibet’s “Forbidden City”.
I attended a railfan photog. clinic given by a member who travelled there. The Chinese have been builidng HUGE terminal/“Union” station structures out in the middle of nowhere (tundra like terrain) to accomodate several daily shifts of workers commuting from China to Tibet to continue to invade/reconstruct Tibet’s Forbidden City. These trains also run on lines that are chemically activiated to keep the roadbed frozen!
Learning that most of China’s water comes from Tibet really brought on an “aha” moment.
Cattle Barons mentality? Range Wars…in Asia.
China is now one of the larger purchasers of oil.