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Screenshot of sciencedaily.com: Earth is tearing apart beneath the Pacific Northwest

Earth is tearing apart beneath the Pacific Northwest (sciencedaily.com)

24 points by emot 1 month ago | 11 comments

ScienceDaily news release from Louisiana State University reporting that a subduction zone off Vancouver Island is tearing apart, suggesting such systems die piece by piece.

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Screenshot of dinosaurpictures.org: Ancient Earth Globe

Ancient Earth Globe (dinosaurpictures.org)

375 points by ohjeez 3 years ago | 68 comments

Interactive 3D globe showing Earth's continental layout at selected points in geologic time, here 470 million years ago in the Ordovician, with city search.

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#plate-tectonics on Hacker News

Earth is tearing apart beneath the Pacific Northwest(sciencedaily.com)

Ancient Earth Globe(dinosaurpictures.org)

Earth is tearing apart beneath the Pacific Northwest (sciencedaily.com)

Ancient Earth Globe (dinosaurpictures.org)