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Weak Faults Play a Strong Role in the Tibetan Plateau’s Deformation

Ten years’ worth of data reveal that two theories about how the Tibetan Plateau deforms are both probably right. As the Indian and Eurasian continental plates collide, the Tibetan Plateau is slowly deforming. For decades, geoscientists debated how this deformation occurs: Is the plateau like a block of crumbly aged cheddar, deforming mostly at its faults, or is... [4586 chars]

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