Re: Plate Tectonics Graphics?


"caryrjr" <caryrjr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I tried Google, but can't find what I'm looking for. Surely it is because
>I'm not educated in these sciences. I'm hoping I can pick the brains of
>you smart people.
>
> I'm looking for a graphic or a set of graphics that will show what the
> future holds as far as plate movement.
>
> In other words... I'm looking for a graphic that will show me where Los
> Angeles is expected to be 1000 years from now or 5000 years from now (just
> an example). I'm really hoping to find an image or images that will cover
> the entire planet.
>
> Anyone know where I can find images like this or have an idea of the
> keywords I should use in a Google search?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Cary

Aha! I found one:
http://earth.rice.edu/mtpe/geo/geosphere/topics/plate_tectonics/plate_future.jpg

The movement is far slower than I imagined. I know it's probably very fast
in geological time. I only found this one image though. Any one know of
sites that will cover this in more detail? This is actually part of an
animated graphic

View the animation
http://earth.rice.edu/mtpe/geo/geosphere/topics/plate_tectonics/plate_future.mov



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