Tag - North America

North America Is Sinking Into the Earth’s Mantle

Something's going on beneath the surface of North AmericaNASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio The Blue Marble Next Generation data is courtesy of Reto Stockli (NASA/GSFC) and NASA's Earth ObservatoryA study published in the journal Nature Geoscience has revealed a subtle yet significant phenomenon beneath the North American continent: its ancient bedrock is...

Recent Study Reveals Surprising Boreal Forest Fire Effects in North America

Credit: PixaobayA novel research endeavor, employing a unique method to examine satellite images of boreal forests spanning the past thirty years, has identified that fire might be altering the landscape of the area in an unforeseen manner, catching researchers off guard with its findings.Throughout history, fires in North American boreal forests have typically resulted...