Computer models show how hot material that rises from Earth's interior is affected by plate tectonics, producing unexpected irregularities in Earth's topography and assisting in the break-up of continental plates. See Letter p.85
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Buiter, S. How plumes help to break plates. Nature 513, 36–37 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/513036a
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