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Iceland is melting so fast, its literally popping off the planet

2015-02-01 16:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Quartz: Iceland is rising. Or, more precisely, the islands ice part is shrinking, causing the land part to rebound from the Earths crust--a process thats 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. Thats 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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