US EditionClimate change is lifting South Africa out of the ocean, study finds
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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 [...]
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