Tectonic plate 'peeling apart' could 'shrink' the Atlantic, scientists say

FoxNews.com/Science ^ | May 9, 2019 | James Rogers | Fox News

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Here, again, from a followup (LiveScience) article that I posted, is the main point of the new (primary) article at the top of the thread...

"Understanding how subduction zones start is a long-lasting mystery in plate tectonics, said lead study author João Duarte, a research fellow at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia."

"Subduction zones are key players in creating supercontinents and opening and closing Earth’s oceans.

In a subduction zone, one of Earth’s tectonic plates dives beneath another, sinking into the mantle, the layer under the crust.

As oceanic crust disappears, continents may draw closer together and collide, as has happened numerous times in the history of the planet.

Subduction zones also spawn the biggest earthquakes on the planet, as in Japan, Chile and Alaska. ..."

https://www.livescience.com/37418-subduction-zone-forming-off-spain.html

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Yeah, it must really sting around this time of the year, right after May the 4th.

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I think some turnbuckles and cables should fix this crisis.
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[Fred Nerks]

The digital age map of the ocean floor shows spreading, not shrinking...

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