White line of algae deaths marks uplift in 2016 Chilean earthquake

Tuesday, November 6, 2018 - 15:40 in Earth & Climate

A bleached fringe of dead marine algae, strung along the coastlines of two islands off the coast of Chile, offers a unique glimpse at how the land rose during the 2016 magnitude 7.6 Chiloé earthquake, according to a new study.

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