Dig into the science of plate tectonics to find out when the next supercontinent will emerge— and how it could affect Earth’s environment.
In the early 20th century, Alfred Wegener's theory of Continental Drift laid the foundation for our modern theory of plate tectonics. And today we know something even more exciting: Pangea was only the latest in a long lineage of supercontinents, and it won’t be the last. JeanBaptiste P. Koehl explores when the next supercontinent will emerge — and what it might mean for Earth’s environment.
Lesson by JeanBaptiste P. Koehl, directed by Iuri Araujo, Província Studio.
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