Climate change is lifting South Africa out of the ocean, study finds

Climate change is lifting South Africa out of the ocean, study finds

South Africa is slowly lifting out of the water—by up to 2 millimeters per year depending on the region. It had been assumed up to now that this phenomenon was due to mantle flow in Earth's crust. However, a study carried out by the University of Bonn now provides another explanation: Droughts and the associated water loss are the main reason for this land uplift. The results have now been published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid …

South Africa is slowly coming out of the water – by up to 2 millimeters per year depending on the region. It had been assumed so far that this phenomenon was due to the flow of the mantle into the earth's crust. However, a study carried out by the University of Bonn now provides another explanation: droughts and loss [...]

Climate change is lifting South Africa out of the ocean