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Heat flow inside earth depends on size of plates

AMIT — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 09:42:21 +0000

Plate tectonics has puzzled scientists and geologists for long. More baffling is the drive mechanism of the plates. Is it the convection currents that drive the plates? How is heat generation varies at times? Plate tectonics is the story of...

Non-volcanic mystic vibrations detected inside earth for the first time

Irani — Mon, 17 Apr 2006 02:53:43 +0000

We all know that magma that flows beneath volcanoes produces tremors deep inside the Earth. But, a new study suggests something else too! It says that tremors can also be produced when the tectonic plates shift and slide. With this,...

Sediment Could Be Responsible For Biggest Subduction Zone Earthquakes

Irani — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 04:33:07 +0000

Powerful earthquakes have been shivering the earth through ages, plundering cities and eliminating lives. True, we are helpless in the hands of nature that foster us. But, did we ever think of the reasons behind the atrocious shakes that occur...