What Earth Will Look Like 100 Million Years from Now

This is what you’d call effi­cient. In two min­utes, we watch our plan­et take form. 600 mil­lion years of geo­log­i­cal his­to­ry whizzes by in a snap. Then we see what the next 100 mil­lion years may have in store for us. If you don’t have the patience to watch 700 mil­lion years unfold in 180 sec­onds (seri­ous­ly?), then we’ll give you this spoil­er: Coastal real estate is not a long-term buy…

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