news Scientists discover North America is sinking into hell

[GraceRandolph]

An ancient slab of Earth's crust buried deep beneath the Midwest is sucking huge swatches of present-day's North American crust down into the mantle, researchers say.

 

The slab's pull has created giant "drips" that hang from the underside of the continent down to about 400 miles (640 kilometers) deep inside the mantle, according to a new study. These drips are located beneath an area spanning from Michigan to Nebraska and Alabama, but their presence appears to be impacting the entire continent.

 

The dripping area looks like a large funnel, with rocks from across North America being pulled toward it horizontally before getting sucked down. As a result, large parts of North America are losing material from the underside of their crust, the researchers said.

 

"A very broad range is experiencing some thinning," study lead author Junlin Hua, a geoscientist who conducted the research during a postdoctoral fellowship at The University of Texas (UT) at Austin, said in a statement. "Luckily, we also got the new idea about what drives this thinning," said Hua, now a professor at the University of Science and Technology of China.

 

Full: https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/geology/north-america-is-dripping-down-into-earths-mantle-scientists-discover

[Miracle Whip]

 

[Le Grande]

Figuratively AND literally? They sure have it rough these days.

[JustHoran]

We are so doomed.

[Illuminati]

Hopefully sooner rather than later  

 

 

[Revolution]

Good.

[Rev8]

I mean with recent events, it's not surprising

[Rev8]

*double post

 

ATRL we need the Hide button now more than ever

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[Mickie]

 

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[JO1s]

Oh looks like I forgot to close a portal

[Achilles.]

Is this what's finally gonna trigger the Yellowstone supervolcano?  

[KahnumDash]

not surprised with an obesity rate of 40%

[SpaceOddity]

Fitting. 

[shoganai]

No one will cry about it lol 

[Tusk]

Earth is really owning the libs.

[GentleEarthquake]

Wbk

[DoItHonestly]

We've known this since Nov 8 2016 iktr

[gagacasanova]

I mean -- I thought we were already in hell.

[Odette Violet]

deservedly so 

[SlimyGhoul]

good lol

[Cloudy]

It cannot happen soon enough

[Princess Aurora]

I blame the current administration for this 

Edited 4 hours ago by Princess Aurora