We Could Be Witnessing the Death of a Tectonic Plate, Says Earth Scientist

Live Science ^ | August 7, 2019 | Laura Geggel

[Lmo56]

California tumbles in to the sea ???

[upchuck]

Thank you for the link to the original article.

GOOGLE SUCKS.

The Google link supplied by the OP is generic, does not go to the article.

GOOGLE SUCKS!

[LRoggy]

Charlotte Flair has done nothing to deserve this! Bow down to the Queen!

[Rebelbase]

“Parts of the Juan de Fuca have been slowly melting under eastern parts of the United States for Milena. “

Global warming?

[piasa]

That’s fine for Milena but what does it do for his other girls?

[Verginius Rufus]

Who’s Milena and why does she have such power?

[dirtymac]

First of all you have to admit/acknowledge that it is Trump’s fault.

From there you have to a lot of fault finding (no pun intended) based upon splinter groups/conservatives/boy scouts, etc.

We will then take of the massive government sponsored repair job of pouring countless tons of organic concrete into the tear so as to prevent further damage to the environment. Whales and other sea mammals will need to be escorted around the construction zone. This will obviously cost trillions of dollars, decades in time and will only be performed by qualified union employees. (we will need to import a lot of unskilled labor. . . .well

[Grimmy]

Carbon neutral adhesive type should fix it.

[Sequoyah101]

By how many units and what measure?

I think I’m just realistic and honest. But I don’t answer to you so have a nice day.

[Sequoyah101]

This plate has been subducting foreons. It is well known as responsible for high grade coal in the adjacent front range and limited coal bed methane. I really struggle to see how real time monitoring of an event taking place over geologic time makes much difference.

Monitoring faults in real time could aid in predicting earthquakes but not in a timeframe for reliable and precise evacuation nor will it stop them. Monitoring is at best a curiosity with enough false positive potential to make it unbelieveable.

Study away. It is a free country.

[HIDEK6]

What assholes, telling us how to pronounce things as if we cared and translating English to metric as if their readership could not understand what they said.

[winoneforthegipper]

I like Milenia...in the auto-correct world, she’s the bomb!

[politicianslie]

Parts of the Juan de Fuca have been slowly melting under eastern parts of the United States for Milena.

I walked on the beach a few minutes ago in Oregon just a few miles away from the Juan de Fuca fault. Last I looked, Oregon is on the WESTERN coast of the US.

[politicianslie]

Parts of the Juan de Fuca have been slowly melting under eastern parts of the United States for Milena.

I walked on the beach a few minutes ago in Oregon just a few miles away from the Juan de Fuca fault. Last I looked, Oregon is on the WESTERN coast of the US.

[TexasGator]

"I think I’m just realistic and honest." cynical adjective cyn·​i·​cal | \ ˈsi-ni-kəl \ Definition of cynical 1 : having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as a : contemptuously distrustful of human nature and motives … those cynical men who say that democracy cannot be honest and efficient. — Franklin D. Roosevelt b : based on or reflecting a belief that human conduct is motivated primarily by self-interest a cynical ploy to win votes

[Sequoyah101]

That’s me! Except for the contemptuous part. But what is it to you anyway?

I like animals more than I like most people too.

[a fool in paradise]

Prime waterfront property soon to be entering the market

[a fool in paradise]

it is San Andrea’s fault.

[Reily]

Someone will!

[bert]

the article uses the word “hole”

It would seem the plate has fragmented, a piece broken off.

For there to be a hole, wouldn’t the plate disappear, be gone?