Scientists track motions of shifting plates using GPS sensors
Tuesday, June 7, 2011 - 14:00
in Earth & Climate
The Pacific Northwest is a restless place. The ground is being shoved by tectonic plates. Snow-capped volcanoes inflate and deflate in concert with the creep of molten rock. Coastlines bulge as tension builds on an offshore fault very like the one that snapped in Japan March 11.
