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Recent research shows that human-made dams have significantly impacted Earth's magnetic pole positions and rotation by redistributing mass on the planet, leading to a shift in the Earth's surface and a drop in sea levels, highlighting the profound influence humans have on planetary processes.
Human construction of nearly 7,000 dams over the past 200 years has caused the Earth's poles to shift by about three feet due to mass redistribution, affecting the planet's rotation and sea levels, highlighting the need to consider dam water storage in future sea level rise predictions.
New research shows that the construction of thousands of dams worldwide has caused Earth's poles to shift by redistributing mass, with a total movement of about 3.7 feet over nearly two centuries, and also impacts sea levels by trapping water behind dams, which should be considered in sea level rise projections.