Earth is tearing apart beneath the Pacific Northwest
- Scientists have captured an unusually detailed view of a major tectonic system beneath the Pacific Northwest beginning to come apart.
- The discovery, reported in Science Advances, shows a subduction zone actively breaking into pieces.
- Subduction zones form where one tectonic plate is forced beneath another and pushed deep into Earth.
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- Scientists have captured an unusually detailed view of a major tectonic system beneath the Pacific Northwest beginning to come apart.
- The discovery, reported in Science Advances, shows a subduction zone actively breaking into pieces.
- Subduction zones form where one tectonic plate is forced beneath another and pushed deep into Earth.
Sources: Sciencedaily