magma generated above the sinking slab leads to explosive volcanic eruptions, and topography created in the upper plate leads to landslides and sediments that feed back into the subduction zone ...

This volcanic arc delineates the boundary between the Pacific and North American tectonic plates. A subduction zone, composed of the deep Aleutian Trench coupled with a landward line of volcanoes ...

ICELAND POLICE DEPARTMENT/Anadolu via Getty ImageA once long-dormant volcano in Iceland is erupting again and impacting activity in a populated region nearby.The volcano, on the Reykjanes peninsula in ...

The Hikurangi Subduction Zone Project www.youtube.com These ... more than 200,000 lightning strikes flashed. “In the same volcanic region, underwater volcanoes are erupting an extremely rare ...

It now lies about 2 miles below sea level and is being pushed into the Hikurangi subduction zone. When the researchers drilled into the plateau, they found volcanic rocks. But they weren't like ...