#Subduction

Chris Rowan

Allochthonous

The stats for this earthquake are mind-blowing even today. It is still the largest quake ever recorded. The rupture was 1000 km long. There was as much as 40m of

Richard Palin

richardmpalin

Have you ever wondered why there are no #Archean UHP eclogites older than c. 0.8 Ga if #plate #tectonics has operated since c. 3 Ga, and isolated #subduction complexes formed

Dr Clara Rodríguez

claraexplores

#SaltSaturday The geology offshore Mexico is fascinating. Let's change the perspective and look at the margin from the North . Salt was deposited in the middle Jurassic during the opening

Brandon T Bishop

BrandonTBishop

What's the current thinking regarding the importance of metastability for subduction zone processes?I'm pretty convinced blueschist-to-eclogite metastability is rare at large scale, unsure about antigorite metastability, and totally unsure fo

Dr Stephen Hicks 🇪🇺

seismo_steve

The ongoing volcanic eruptions in Iceland and Saint Vincent are a world apart. The contrasts couldn’t be starker. Icelanders are flocking to Geldingadalir; Vincentians are being forced to evacuate from

Carnegie Earth & Planets Laboratory

CarnegiePlanets

Our Neighborhood Lecture Series presentation of “Earth’s First Crust” is starting now! Tune in on Zoom (https://bit.ly/3404cqD ) or watch the live stream on Youtube (https://youtu.be/j82CNr4PWwg ). Deputy Director Michael Wa

RadioCocotier 🌴

Radio_Cocotier

#THREAD : Retour sur la #Soufrière de Saint-Vincent et son lien (ou pas) avec la Montagne #Pelée et la grande Soufrière de la #Guadeloupe. Ce thread est fait

Celeste Labedz

celestelabedz

How do earthquake “prediction” con artists make it LOOK like they have a good track record, even though they’re totally unscientific hoaxters?Let a seismologist fill you in.Thread: First, to be

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lambarghini_

Can we talk about the dissonance in the terms used in this hellscape called planning? Let's start a thread: placemaking - how you gonna make a place that was already

h.hotlife

Lil_Samamia

Let’s do a (Geography) thread:What is a volcano? An opening on the surface that allows hot material (magma) to escape from underground onto the surfaceThere are active, dormant and extinct

Jackie Caplan-Auerbach

geophysichick

Fun idea by @GeologyTime, but this tweet triggered a few of my Earth structure pet peeves. So I made my own version. The following thread explains...https://twitter.com/GeologyTime/status/1200427421226414085 The key issue that

Mika McKinnon

mikamckinnon

Dear coastal Alaska:Pay attention & be ready to head inland.Dear coastal PNW:Keep an eye on the news until we have tsunami confirmation.https://twitter.com/nws_ntwc/status/1318296316141658113 Subduction zone earthquakes involve vertical

Chris Rowan

Allochthonous

A (late!) coda to this thread. Did you know that even after 60 years, the Earth is still 'feeling' the effects of this massive earthquake? [1/12]https://twitter.com/Allochthonous/status/1264198073007382529 Plate motions are slow

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Y2K_mindset

1 like, 1 prediction for the 2020s 1. Emigration from the United States will become a trend, especially among those with some means/credentials. There will be intentional diaspora communities, like

Mika McKinnon

mikamckinnon

This is a very popular question where the answer is frustrating because it’s almost, but not quite, the right question.Simple version: False.Thread for complicated version.https://twitter.com/yashar/status/1307803946480619520 All active f

Tim Shin

gneiss_tim

(1/n): so are you interested in #BlackinGeoscienceweek @BlkinGeoscience and want to know what some of us do? I love #structuralgeology: it's the study of the deformation of the surface and