How does the Three Gorges Dam affect the Earth?

It also affects the wildlife and ecosystem of the areas near its location, and that's not the end of it. The Three Gorges Dam is claimed to be slowing the Earth's rotation! The huge capacity of the dam can hold 42 billion tons of water at maximum. NASA scientists believe that this shift has an impact on Earth.



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These Three Gorges Dam problems mainly include:
  • More Sediment in Upper Riverbeds and Three Gorges Reservoir. ...
  • Threat to Downstream Riverbanks and Yangtze River Delta. ...
  • Many Aquatic Creatures Are Endangered. ...
  • Increased Geological Disasters. ...
  • Climate Change of Yangtze River Basin.


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Over 1,300 cultural and archeological sites and 100,000 hectares of agricultural land have been submerged by the reservoir, while also impacting the habitats of over 6,000 plant species, 500 terrestrial vertebrates and 400 species of fish along the Yangtze River.

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The most important effect that the construction of the Three Gorges Dam has had on Chinese society has been the displacement of millions of people from the Yangtze river region. In order to establish the reservoir, hundreds (possible thousands) of towns and villages were evacuated and later submerged.

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Parker Dam is a concrete arch structure commonly called the 'deepest dam in the world'.

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