Sometimes we know little about the planet we live on besides the latest weather report. Earth science videos help to explain how natural disasters, the atmosphere, weather, geology, geophysics and the ocean all work together.
REFERENCE LINKS
You need the Flash Player version 8.0.0.0 or higher and a
JavaScript enabled browser to view this site
Thailand Could Sink Into the Ocean
Watch this video to see how global warming and flooding are combining to sink Thailand underwater. Experts say Bangkok is steadily sinking because of the amount of ground water pumped out from beneath it while some villages on the coast are already under water which environment campaigners blame on rising sea levels. See how global warming and floods work in this news video from Reuters.
Volcanic mountains form when magma or lava solidifies into solid rock. This type of mountain commonly forms on divergent boundaries and on some convergent boundaries.