Hundreds of millions of years from now, Earth will look unrecognizable as the globe’s largest ocean vanishes, and researchers say the continent 'Amasia' will form from the collision of North America and Asia.
Hundreds of millions of years from now, Earth will look unrecognizable as the globe’s largest ocean vanishes, FOX Weather explains.
According to researchers, every year the Pacific Ocean decreases in size by a few centimeters, and with depictions from a supercomputer, they expect a new continent will form in 200 to 300 million years. The movement of tectonic plates is not a new trend, and Huang said over the last two billion years a supercontinent forms about every 600 million years.If the latest research is accurate, Earth’s seven continents will slowly merge into one giant landmass, surrounded by what are known as the Atlantic and Indian oceans.The continent is expected to first collide with Asia, before North America merges with Asia, ending the Pacific Ocean as we know it.
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