Why do many earthquakes but few volcanic eruptions occur in the Himalaya?
Santiago ArceAs these mountains are the result of India colliding with Asia but there is no appreciable plate subduction.
India has been moving north towards Asia for about 40 million years. About 15 million years ago India collided with Asia, the crust buckled up to form the mountains, but the crust was not sub ducted downwards. When plates get sub ducted downward, there tends to be associated volcanism.
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When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.
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When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.
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