Continent Drift: 650 Million Years in 1.2 Minutes, Past, Present, and Future

Posted by ralph on July 17, 2009

Kevin Kelly: This ultra time-lapse simulation of tectonic drift shows how dynamic our home planet it. The clip portrays the most recent 400 million-year geological history of the continents of Earth, and a prediction of its next 250 million years, all in 70 seconds. I love the way New York comes crashing into London in the far future.

UPDATE: My mistake. I got lost. In 250 million years NYC crashes into West Africa, not London. Much more interesting!

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