Tectonic Plate Movements, Not Volcanoes, Drove Major Climate Shifts Over 540 Million Years
New research study obstacles traditional knowledge by showing that mid-ocean ridges and continental rifts, not volcanic eruptions, played the main function in climatic carbon swings and long-lasting environment shifts throughout…
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Fragment of lost tectonic plate discovered where San Andreas and Cascadia faults meet
The Mendocino Triple Junction is the conference point of 3 tectonic plates. Utilizing information from small earthquakes, scientists propose a brand-new design for this seismic zone. The Pacific plate is…
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Tectonic plates can spread subduction like a contagion โ jumping from one oceanic plate to another
The Andes Mountains formed from the merging of the Nazca plate and the South American plate. Aracar, seen in a satellite image from Feb. 20, 2000, is among lots of…
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