Posted on 06/18/2013 4:49:06 PM PDT by winoneforthegipper
How does that old song go?
"Tell Laurasia I love her...."
Maybe what we need is a sea level canal in Nicaragua
to let the two oceans reach equalibrum, kind of balance
things out.
No wonder Spain’s economy is tanking, it’s being
subducted.
Wouldn’t a subduction zone be the best place to dispose of nuclear waste? How long does it take for subducted rock to be recycled back to the surface of the Earth?
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Where will the volcanoes form?
Iberia will be sliding under the North American Plate?
How will this effect the Mid Atlantic spreading?
Yep, :) It's happening, and a lot faster than they're letting on...
Is Laurasia kin to Le-a? (da dash not be silent!) 08^)
Mike, that’s the catch. For right now Iberian landmass lies on the southern reaches of Eurasian Plate which we know is moving in an opposite direction of the North American Plate as evidenced by the Mid Atlantic Ridge.
So I am still trying to grasp what mechanisms would change and or present themselves.
Great question!
Errant what would be your take?
Volcanic activity / mountain ranges occur in front of the subducting zone / plate, and volcanic activity can also occur as a result of rifting apart.
If the North American plate bumps into Europe, something much more cataclysmic will be the cause. ;) As you know, my pet theory is a cyclic build of heat within earth (from tidal force and other), working its way up to the surface of the planet, and the increased geological activity worldwide, evidence. We had 75 volcanoes erupt in '12, we're already above 60 for '13.
The recent discovery of a larger than first determined hot spot in the Southern Pacific, and the magnetic pole drift picking up speed are other evidence.
I think the piece missing is how this new subduction area sets up. if it is subducting west to east then it will directly effect the atlantic ridge if it’s subducting say east to west I would think that would tend to cause the most havoc.
Agree - have to “wait” and see. lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ATDHCtaMBs&feature=player_detailpage
Sounds like those long ocean flights will be a thing of the past.
Time to sell airline stocks then.
Too bad I won’t live to see construction of artificial planets. Unless of course someone figures out how to stop aging. And then reverse it. And I don’t mean minoxodil and viagra, either.
Since the progress of civilization isn’t, there is a high probability that no one alive today will live to see artificial planets.
What is minoxodil?
Never mind. I looked it up.
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