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Earth’s Crust Is Tearing Apart off the Pacific Northwest—and That’s Not Necessarily Bad News
https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2025/09/30/earths-crust-is-tearing-apart-off-the-pacific-northwest-and-thats-not-necessarily-bad-news/
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subduction zones
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Using seismic reflection imaging—essentially an ultrasound of the Earth’s subsurface—and detailed earthquake records, researchers captured a subduction zone in the process of tearing itself apart.