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Both the National Geographic article (linked above) and the NYT articles (linked in the Nat Geo) article are fairly low quality. No references or citations. Not
by teh_klev 10y ago
Both the National Geographic article (linked above) and the NYT articles (linked in the Nat Geo) article are fairly low quality. No references or citations. Not up to HN's usual front page quality standard.
- superplussed 10y agoAlso, the animation over-dramatises what is happening and makes it look like Australia is going to slam into Papua New Guinea soon. That's just.. bizarre.
- goldfeld 10y agoWhy? I think you'd see some earthquake or cresting of terrain when/if it two landmasses slowly but violently merge over years, but I wouldn't know.
- Retric 10y agoFirst the plate is what's moving not just the landmass. Second it's moving really slowly. They are showing something like a million years of motion, and it's in the wrong direction. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Plate https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Plate