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The continents are moving. When will they collide? - Jean-Baptiste P. Koehl

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In the early 20th century, Alfred Wegener's theory of Continental Drift laid the foundation for our modern theory of plate tectonics. And today we know something even more exciting: Pangea was only the latest in a long lineage of supercontinents, and it won’t be the last. Jean-Baptiste P. Koehl explores when the next supercontinent will emerge — and what it might mean for Earth’s environment.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Jean-Baptiste P. Koehl
Director
Iuri Araujo, Província Studio
Narrator
Addison Anderson
Music
Salil Bhayani, cAMP Studio
Sound Designer
Zavid Lan, cAMP Studio
Director of Production
Gerta Xhelo
Senior Producer
Anna Bechtol
Associate Producer
Sazia Afrin
Editorial Director
Alex Rosenthal
Senior Editorial Producer
Dan Kwartler
Script Editor
Iseult Gillespie
Fact-Checker
Charles Wallace

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