Southern Taiwan is losing its coastline. The people there are doing what they can to save it, but it may be too hard to change Mother Nature's course.
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00:00Over the past few months, Tseng Wen Reservoir, Taiwan's largest, has released 500 million
00:08tons of water.
00:09When the water is released, small amounts of silt flow through the reservoir and out
00:13towards the coast, replenishing sand deposits on the shore.
00:18It's a small relief for southern Taiwan, which is trying to save its coasts.
00:23Shorelines in the area are receding.
00:25The speed at which the coast recedes, and the speed at which the seabed erodes, is far
00:32greater than the speed of our man-made replenishment.
00:36But endlessly releasing water from Tseng Wen Reservoir is not a viable solution to southern
00:41Taiwan's eroding coasts.
00:43Tseng Wen Reservoir's silt has indeed eroded a little.
00:49Officials in the area regularly need to bring in sand to artificially replenish deposits
01:00here.
01:01Local governments keep a reserve budget dedicated to saving the country's coasts, but in the
01:06face of Mother Nature's power, human beings can only do so much.
01:11Andy Xue and Leslie Liao for Taiwan Plus.