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| Geologist predicts Baikal will become a freshwater ocean | |
| 2025-03-10 | |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] A constantly widening crack runs through the Eurasian lithospheric plate, which reaches Lake Baikal, and tectonic processes in hundreds of millions of years will lead to this reservoir turning into a freshwater ocean. This was stated on March 9 by geologist Stanislav Zavatsky.
The geologist noted that this process will be a unique phenomenon for the planet and will affect the ecological situation on Earth. He also added that such global changes occur cyclically approximately every 600 million years. Earlier, Australian scientists from Curtin University predicted that in a few hundred million years the Pacific Ocean will disappear, and the continents will unite into a new supercontinent – ​​Amasia. Zawacki agrees with this scenario. According to his forecast, Antarctica will shift north and probably split into two parts. He explained that such changes are associated with the rotation of the earth's core, which generates convective currents that affect the movement of lithospheric plates. "Our core is very hot and rotates rapidly. This is what provides tectonic activity, which is absent, for example, on Mars," Zawacki said. The scientist also expressed skepticism about plans to change the climate of Mars, noting that without an active core and magnetic field, the planet would not be able to hold on to an atmosphere. He called plate tectonics a gift to Earth, providing the dynamics that facilitate the development of life. As reported by IA Regnum, earlier scientists from the University of Southampton in the UK found out that North and South America continue to move away from Europe and Africa. They are moving in different directions due to processes inside the mantle. It was established that South America and Africa completely separated from 80 million to 100 million years ago, and Europe and North America - approximately 60-55 million years ago. | |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #1 reminds me of a story, perhaps apocryphal, A scientist was giving a lecture on astrophysics to a senior audience. After the lecture, a woman went up to the scientist and asked, woman - "How long did you say we have until the Sun dies out?" Scientist - "about 8 billion years" woman - "Oh that's a relief I thought you said 8 million years" |
| Posted by: Lord Garth 2025-03-10 10:02 |