1. Home
  2. Update

Scripps researchers discover new force driving earth's tectonic plates

Source(s): Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Upload your content

Scripps scientists Steve Cande and Dave Stegman have now discovered a new force that drives plate tectonics, plumes of hot magma pushing up from Earth's deep interior, providing evidence that such mantle plume 'hot spots,' which can last for tens of millions of years and are active today at locations such as Hawaii, Iceland and the Galapagos, may work as an additional tectonic driver, along with push-pull forces.

Attachments

Access View full story English

Last checked: 16 July 2021

Editors' recommendations

Explore further

Hazards Earthquake Volcano
Themes Risk identification and assessment
Country and region Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola

Please note: Content is displayed as last posted by a PreventionWeb community member or editor. The views expressed therein are not necessarily those of UNDRR, PreventionWeb, or its sponsors. See our terms of use