New York City is sinking by 1 to 2 mm per year, and the weight of its 1,084,954 buildings could contribute to this. In a study published in the journal Earth’s Future, researchers from the University of Rhode Island (Kingston, United States) show how the weight of skyscrapers contributes to the subsidence of the city. … Read more
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KOMPAS.com – Kerak Bumi It is the lightest and most buoyant rock layer. The continental crust covers 41 percent of the Earth’s surface, although a quarter of it is under the oceans. The Earth’s crust is the outermost layer of the Earth. The Earth’s crust is about 40 kilometers deep, only 1 percent of the … Read more
KOMPAS.com The structure of the Earth is divided into four main components, namely the Earth’s crust, Earth’s mantlethe outer core, and the inner core. Earth Mantle is the largest part of the Earth’s interior. The mantle lies between the Earth’s core, which is very hot, and the Earth’s crust. When Earth began to form about … Read more
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KOMPAS.com – Earth’s core is the center of Planet Earth which is very hot and very dense. With very hot temperatures, Earth’s core is the Earth’s crust which has the highest temperature. Planet Earth is older than the Earth’s core. When the Earth formed about 4.5 billion years ago, the Earth’s core was a ball … Read more
KOMPAS.com – Earth’s core is the center of Planet Earth which is very hot and very dense. With very hot temperatures, Earth’s core is the Earth’s crust which has the highest temperature. Planet Earth is older than the Earth’s core. When the Earth formed about 4.5 billion years ago, the Earth’s core was a ball … Read more
MEXICO – Every year about 2 kilograms (kg) of rare isotopes gas helium namely Helium-3, regardless of Earth’s core . Helium-3 is believed to have formed shortly after the Big Bang and was obtained from the solar nebula when Earth was forming. A recent study showed Helium-3 leaked from Earth’s core and adds to evidence … Read more
Jakarta – The earth is surrounded by five atmospheric layer. This layer consists of various gases, ranging from nitrogen, oxygen, to carbon dioxide. Atmosphere comes from the Greek word asthma which means air and sphera which means layer or Earth. Mulyadi in his book entitled Atmospheric Science Series concluded, the atmosphere is a layer of … Read more
SANTIAGO – ladang is Patagonia is one of some of the fastest melting glaciers on the planet. Moment glaciers this disappeared, the earth layer beneath it also bounced upwards rapidly. Scientists have discovered fissures in tectonic plates that began to form about 18 million years ago under already shrinking ice fields. Extensive ice sheet shrinkage … Read more
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KOMPAS.com – Earth’s skin The layer of rock that follows the spherical shape of the Earth is called the lithosphere. Etymologically, the term lithosphere comes from the Greek, namely from the word “lithos” which means rock and “sphere” (sphaira) which means sphere. The lithosphere is earth’s crust the top is 66 km thick and consists … Read more
KOMPAS.com – Earth’s skin The layer of rock that follows the spherical shape of the Earth is called the lithosphere. Etymologically, the term lithosphere comes from the Greek, namely from the word “lithos” which means rock and “sphere” (sphaira) which means sphere. The lithosphere is earth’s crust the top is 66 km thick and consists … Read more