944K views · 3.9K reactions | China's Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydroelectric plant, has set a new record in annual power generation with 111.8 billion kilowatt-hours on Thursday. | CGTN | 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

14M views · 75K reactions | Three Gorges Dam, which spans the Yangtze...