What is the meaning of the earth's crust?

But while most associate the drought with impacts like dried-up lakes and a reduction in personal water use, a new study in Science spotlights a different--and surprising--result: Earth's crust is physically rising due to the lack of water. read more

The Earth's crust is an extremely thin layer of rock that makes up the outermost solid shell of our planet. In relative terms, it's thickness is like that of the skin of an apple. It amounts to less than half of 1 percent of the planet's total mass but plays a vital role in most of Earth's natural cycles. read more