Rewriting Himalayan History: Ancient Oceans On The Top Of The
World Presented by Professor Jonathan Aitchison Head of School
of Geosciences, the University of Sydney The Himalayan mountains
are the classic example of what happens when two continents
collide. Geology textbooks will tell you that the Indian
subcontinent and the Tibetan Plateau collided 55 million years
ago and produced the world’s highest mountain system, including
the world’s highest peak - Mount Everest. However, Professor
Jonathan Aitchison and his research team have spent the past 16
years working in Tibet and their data indicates India
experienced multiple collisions as it travelled north, with the
final collision between India and Asia occurring considerably
later than originally thought. Find out about this developing
story and how Professor Aitchison’s discoveries may rewrite
Himalayan history. As the massive Himalayan mountain chain was
thrust skywards it had a profound effect on global climate
systems diverting atmospheric circulation