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Friday, March 18, 2022

AFRICA - Enormous blob deep beneath Africa is slowly rising, researchers from Arizona State University discover

Title:
Enormous blob deep beneath Africa is slowly rising, scientists discover
 
Author:
Hannah Osborne
 
Published:
Newsweek, 14 March 2022
 
From the article:
"Deep beneath Earth's surface, on opposite sides of the planet, sit two enormous blob-like structures spanning thousands of miles. And one of them, beneath Africa, is slowly creeping up towards the surface."  
 
ALSO SEE
 
Yuan, Q., Li, M. Instability of the African large low-shear-wave-velocity province due to its low intrinsic density. Nat. Geosci. (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-022-00908-3