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The Massive Three Gorges Dam in China Slowed Earth’s Rotation!

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In 2018, something unusual happened. NASA detected a variation in the Earth’s rotation caused by a human-made structure—the Three Gorges Dam in China. This dam, located on the Yangtze River in central China, is massive. It creates a reservoir that holds an incredible 39.3 billion cubic meters of water, covering an area of 632 square...

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