the plate that affects our climate

Tectonic plates, how does it affect our climate?


from what we have learned in school, plate tectonics are continuously moving plates with a rate of approximately 3 cm yearly.

visit this site to know how plate tectonics work:
plate tectonics in a nutshell

when plate tectonic moves, the ocean currents are disturbed and changes and thus generates heat.

the movement of tectonic plates on the surface of the earth also leads to the formation of volcanoes.



Eruption of  Mt. Pinatubo

The eruption of Mt. Pinatubo in 1991 resulted in the general cooling of the global troposphere, but yielded a clear winter warming pattern of surface air temperature over Northern Hemisphere continents.

to know more about how the  eruption affects the climate click here.