Human engineering appears to have moved the planet, literally. According to new research published this month, the global boom in dam construction over the past two centuries has caused measurable ...
Over the past two centuries, humans have quietly nudged the very axis of our planet. As thousands of dams have been built across the world, Earth's poles have tilted by over 1 meter (3 feet). The ...
Building dams has quietly tilted Earth’s axis by three feet, shifting poles and slowing rotation. A hidden planetary cost of ...
BLUE EARTH COUNTY, Minn. — Blue Earth County officials moved to purchase and demolish the Rapidan Dam Store building due to concerns of continuing soil erosion. The officials initially brought a ...