Evidence of North American and European Tectonic Plates Pulling Apart Seen In Iceland
Tourists look like toys in these bird’s eye view photos which show an impressive split landscape where two lands meet. The dramatic terrain – the join between two tectonic plates – is popular with tourists who can explore the natural wonder on land and underwater. The splits in the land, which has many faults, valleys, volcanoes and hot springs, are … Continue reading
How Much Energy Remains Within the Earth ?
Our planet is still very much an active world. How long will it be before the Earth essentially ‘dies’ and all active processes grind to a halt ? Despite having formed over 4.6 billion years ago, the interior of our planet is still blisteringly hot due to two types of energy – primordial energy, which is left over from the … Continue reading
‘No One In The World Is Safe’: Expert Warns Of Overdue High Magnitude Earthquakes Along Earth’s Major Fault Lines
A SERIES of overdue high magnitude earthquakes is expected to strike at any moment along some of Earth’s major fault lines, an expert says. UTS Geotechnical and Earthquake Engineering senior lecturer Dr Behzad Fatahi said “no one in the world is safe” from the looming natural disasters of potentially apocalyptic proportions. “There are a lot of magnitude 6-plus earthquakes overdue … Continue reading
