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A new study using computational models suggests that a subduction zone below the Gibraltar Strait will migrate into the Atlantic, contributing to an Atlantic ring of fire. This process, called subduction invasion, is expected to happen in approximately 20 million years.
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- How do oceans start to close? New study suggests the Atlantic may ‘soon’ enter its declining phase Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon · Feb 15, 2024 · first to report
- From the Mediterranean into the Atlantic: The Gibraltar arc is migrating to the west Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz · Mar 19, 2024