TED-Ed: The continents are moving. When will they collide? | Jean-Baptiste P. Koehl

The video explores Alfred Wegener's theory of continental drift, which challenged the belief that continents were static. It laid the groundwork for plate tectonics, explaining how Earth's crust is divided into moving plates. Geologists use magnetic fields and fossils to trace plate movements, revealing patterns like the Wilson cycle, which predicts future supercontinents. These movements can cause environmental changes, such as the snowball Earth event. Future supercontinents may release greenhouse gases, but innovative solutions like carbon storage in basalt could mitigate these effects.

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