A human-made structure that’s altering the Earth’s rotation? Yes, that’s what NASA has concluded in one of its latest findings. China’s Three Gorges Dam is the largest hydroelectric dam, which influences both global dynamics and mass energy production. Its movements are so powerful that it can impact the entire Earth’s rotation in microseconds.

To put this into context, if the Three Gorges Dam were filled with 10 trillion gallons of water, this would, in turn, increase the length of a day by 0.06 microseconds. Sure, that isn’t much, but given its impact on the Earth’s rotation, it is pretty mind-blowing to think about… More here.

Fascinating. Scary and some other superlatives…

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