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Quartz: Iceland is rising. Or, more precisely, the island’s “ice” part is shrinking, causing the “land” part to rebound from the Earth’s crust--a process that’s happening at a pace much faster than scientists had previously realised. In fact, its glaciers are melting so swiftly that parts of Iceland are rising as much as 1.4 inches (35mm) a year.
That’s according to research just published (paywall) by a team led by scientists from the University of Arizona. The study is the first to directly link the......
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Iceland is melting so fast, it’s literally popping off the planet
Posted by Quartz: Gwynn Guilford on February 1st, 2015
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