The tiny creatures that cause giant 'landslides'

• Autores: Lucas Joel
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3166, 2018, pág. 7
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The largest landslides on Earth happen in the oceans, and an ooze of dead plankton may be responsible. If so, it could help us predict the risk of devastating tsunamis triggered by these events. Far beneath the waves, huge "megaslides" can transport 3000 cubic kilometres of sediment at speeds of up to 80 metres per second