Scientists discover one of the biggest countries in the world is 'splitting in two
A January 2024 study suggested that the tectonic plate beneath India - one of the world's biggest countries - was beginning to split into two
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A January 2024 study suggested that the tectonic plate beneath India - one of the world's biggest countries - was beginning to split into two
This process may lead to more earthquakes in North India, Northeast India and Tibet, as suggested by the researchers.
This is the first time that the researchers have seen such behaviour in continental plates.
These things happen in geological time, not over night.
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