Hmm, this all sounds very odd, but according to Wired magazine a Geologist has discovered a new active fault system off the coast of Portugal which could cause the world’s countires to shift, forming a supercontinent.
Joao Duarte calls it an “embryonic subdusction zone. These subduction zones are where one tectonic plate dives underneath another one to be destroyed, often causing earthquakes in the process. Portugal has experienced huge earthquakes in the past -- the Lisbon quake of 1755 was one of the worst in world history, killing between 10,000 and 100,000 people -- and these normally occur near convergent plate boundaries.
Duarte said: "Significant earthquake activity, including the 1755 quake which devastated Lisbon, indicated that there might be convergent tectonic movement in the area. For the first time, we have been able to provide not only evidences that this is indeed the case, but also a consistent driving mechanism."
Sounds scary to us!
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Posted by Amy Power.
