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[QUOTE=_Richard_;18074000]from my understanding the guy who came up with the idea of tectonic plates stated there was fundamental connections between the climate and changing distribution of continents and oceans.
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shifting tectonic plates > causes earthquakes/volcanic eruptions etc
earthquakes can release gas bubbles that are trapped beneath the surface of the earth and those gass bubbles can kill people, animals, plant life.
volcanic eruptions can release tons of ash in the atmosphere and influence the amount of sunlight gets through.
etc etc.
cause = tectonic activity.
effect = damage on the surface of the earth.
The opposite however isn't true, activity on the surface of the earth does not cause tectonic plates to shift...
If a car crashes into a bunch of people, those people will most likely die.
If a bunch of people die, it does not necessarily mean a car crashed into them or that a car will crash because a bunch of people died.
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