Pacific Ocean will shrink and form a new supercontinent

Everyone knows that the oceans occupy a relevant percentage of our planet, even more so if we consider that the water itself occupies 70% of the Earth's surface. According to a recent study by geophysicist Chuan Huang of Curtin University, atAustralia, the data indicate that the Pacific Ocean is shrinking over the years, gradually. However, the problem scientists could see from this is that this decrease could end up creating a supercontinent.

According to the research data, which was published in the National Science Review, the Pacific has been shrinking approximately 2.5 cm per year. This decrease results in the tectonic plates moving westward. It is estimated that the supercontinent, which will be called Amasia, will only be a reality in 200 million years.

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How does this decrease work and its influence on the creation of the new supercontinent?

With the shrinkage of ocean, North America will be glued to Asia. This topic has been debated by Huang and his team for over ten years. The group of scientists realized that the strength of the lithosphere, the Earth's rigid layer, has been a neglected fact to better understand how this supercontinent will emerge.

“The known supercontinents are believed to from theEarth if formed in ways very many different, with two final members being introversion and extroversion.The former involves the closure of the inner oceans formed during the breakup of the former supercontinent, while the latter involves the closure of the former outer superocean.”, say the studies.

The new continent Amasia

It is normal for Earth to go through diverse and constant changes over time, and this is something that will continue to happen until after the end of humanity - if that in fact happens. An example to better illustrate the situation: Pangea was formed 335 million years ago, and after the rise of the dinosaurs, the continent ended up gradually separating.

A Earthtoday é composed across six continents with ecosystems and societies totally many different, to thecontraryoftime from the Pangea, and it will inevitably be very different in 200 or 300 million years.

"AEarth as we know her it will bedrastically different when Amasia graduates.it is expected that Olevelofsea ​​be more low, and the vast interior of the supercontinent it will be very arid with high daily temperatures”, revealed Zheng Xiang Li, co-author of the studies.

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