The Mediterranean Sea seen from the west, where Triassic marine rocks were uplifted to form the island of Corfu in northwestern GreeceWhere is the Tethys Ocean?…
Hawkesbury Sandstone, Sydney, Australia. About 300 million years ago, mountain ranges rose in central Gondwana, in what would later become Antarctica. Large rivers eroded the mountains…
Marin Headlands, Photo by Nicole Myers, 2010If you live along the Central and Northern California coast, you are likely living atop the California Coast Ranges and…
Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica. https://www.treehugger.com/costa-rica-sustainable-tourism-5120162Natural disasters are no fun to experience. They are horrible, overwhelming, intense, and frightening. But the world we love would not exist…
Although the Appalachians are older than the Sierra Nevada and the Rocky Mountains, they are not the oldest mountain range in North America. All mountain ranges…
