@Allochthonous: subduction polarity be shifting in the Mediterranean?

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Could subduction polarity be shifting in the Mediterranean? http://t.co/48Hnl1m via @eruptionsblog


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/

By Richard Black Environment correspondent, BBC News, Vienna


Europe may be starting to burrow its way under Africa, geologists suggest.


The continents are converging; and for many millions of years, the northern edge of the African tectonic plate has descended under Europe.

But this process has stalled; and at the European Geosciences Union (EGU) meeting last week, scientists said we may be seeing Europe taking a turn.