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    Articles Tagged with "Plate Tectonics"

    Norteamérica se hunde: todo el continente está 'goteando' hacia el manto terrestre

    abc.es • Geology • North America

    A new study reveals that North America is geologically 'dripping' as portions of its crust sink into the Earth's mantle due to the influence of a submerged tectonic plate.

    Plate Tectonics Geophysics Continental Drift Mantle Farallon Plate
    El violento 'divorcio continental' entre África y Sudamérica

    abc.es • Geology • World

    A new study reveals that the separation of South America and Africa from the supercontinent Gondwana was a violent and explosive event involving massive magma eruptions millions of years ago.

    Gondwana Continental Drift Volcanism Plate Tectonics Africa South America
    Earth is peeling underneath the Sierra Nevada, rare evidence shows | CNN

    cnn.com • Geology • United States

    New research reveals that the Earth's crust is peeling away beneath the Sierra Nevada mountains, a process called lithospheric foundering, offering rare insight into continental formation and earthquake activity.

    Sierra Nevada earthquakes lithospheric foundering Plate Tectonics Geophysics
    El hielo se derrite, los continentes se aceleran, los volcanes se disparan... Así terminó, hace 10.000 años, la última Edad de Hielo

    abc.es • Geology • World

    A new study reveals that the melting of the Laurentide ice sheet 10,000 years ago unexpectedly accelerated the movement of the North American continent and increased volcanic activity along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

    Ice Age Plate Tectonics Glaciers Volcanism Continental Drift