tectonic plates

A research team from the University of South Australia has new evidence to suggest that the Antarctic ice sheet could be melting faster than previously thought – which means sea levels will rise more quickly.

by Franklin Wolfe figures by Abagail Burrus Over the past half-century, earthquakes have been the leading cause of death from natural disasters and have imposed dramatic cultural, economic, and political impacts on society. Compounding their inherent…

Map of the Pacific Northwest highlighting the Cascadia subduction zone (black line), the Juan de Fuca oceanic plate and the volcanoes (red) associated with the Cascadia subduction zoneBy NASA/Black Tusk (NASA World Wind) [Public domain], via Wikimedia…