NASA Confirms China's Megastructure Has a Hidden Power That Could Slow Earth's Spin with a Single Move

NASA Confirms China's Megastructure Has a Hidden Power That Could Slow Earth's Spin with a Single Move

In central China, the Yangtze River is held back by an engineering marvel so massive that it doesn’t just generate power or control floods. It physically alters the planet’s rotation. The Three Gorges Dam, completed in 2012, stretches more than 2,300 meters across and stands 185 meters tall. Behind it sits 40 cubic kilometers of water, roughly 10 trillion gallons. That water is stored 175 meters (574 feet) above sea level. That altitude matters.…