subduction
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"Getting a subduction zone started is like trying to push a train uphill -- it takes a huge effort," said Brandon Shuck, an assistant professor at Louisiana State University and lead author of the study.
From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026
Scientists have, for the first time, clearly captured a subduction zone in the act of breaking apart.
From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026
Carbotte noted that scientists have long known that subduction can slow or stall when lighter parts of a plate reach the boundary.
From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026
If subduction zones continued indefinitely, continents would keep piling up, oceans would disappear, and much of Earth's geological history would be erased.
From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026
The tectonic plates surrounding the Pacific Ocean are converging, or moving toward each other, resulting in a rough arc of subduction faults around the edge of the ocean.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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