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| Author: | NewsPoster [ Thu Jan 29, 2015 8:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Iceland rises as its glaciers melt from climate change |
Science Daily Geology Earth's crust under Iceland is rebounding as global warming melts the island's great ice caps. In south-central Iceland some sites are moving upward as much as 1.4 inches (35 mm) per year. A new paper is the first to show the current fast uplift of the Icelandic crust is a result of accelerated melting of the island's glaciers and coincides with the onset of warming that began about 30 years ago, the researchers said. Read more |
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