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Three Gorges project five years after completion delivers multi-functional victory on Yangtze

The Three Gorges Project has solidified its role as a multi-functional backbone of China’s Yangtze River management, ...
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Does China's Biggest Dam Actually Slow Down The Earth's Rotation?

When we talk about feats of engineering, very few megastructures on Earth rival the sheer scale of China's Three Gorges Dam. It's located in Hubei province, spanning the mighty Yangtze River, and it's ...
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Three Gorges Dam

August 8, 2025 News Editor Comments Off on World’s Largest Dam Breaks Ground on Tibet’s Longest River LINZI CITY, Tibet Autonomous Region, August 6, 2025 (ENS) – The world’s largest hydroelectric ...
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Already Armed With a Dam Capable of Slowing Down Earth’s Rotation, China Is Now Building an Even Bigger $165 Billion Hydropower Giant

China has begun work on what could become the world’s most powerful hydropower station, deep in the Tibetan plateau, a move that is already sparking unease across South Asia. The Motuo project, ...
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China embarks on world's largest hydropower dam, capital markets cheer

HONG KONG/SHANGHAI, July 21 (Reuters) - China's Premier Li Qiang announced construction had begun on what will be the world's largest hydropower dam, on the eastern rim of the Tibetan Plateau, at an ...

The World Tilted and We Did It: How dam-building reshaped Earth’s axis

Building dams has quietly tilted Earth’s axis by three feet, shifting poles and slowing rotation. A hidden planetary cost of ...