41K views · 211 reactions | China's Three Gorges Dam releases water to make room for flood. Located on the upper stream of China's longest river, the Yangtze, the dam is the world's largest hydropower project. #China #ThreeGorgesDam #Yangtze #flood | China Xinhua Sci-Tech | Facebook

The Three Gorges Dam in China is the largest hydroelectric dam on Earth, holding back a massive reservoir along the Yangtze River. Due to the sheer volume of water it displaces—tens of billions of tons—it has a small but measurable effect on the planet itself. When the reservoir fills, the water spreads over land at a higher elevation, slightly increasing Earth’s moment of inertia—its resistance to rotational movement. Similar to how a figure skater slows down when extending their arms, this red