Greenland rapidly rising as ice melt continues

[DavidDvorkin]

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-05/uom-grr051810.php

According to the study, some coastal areas are going up by nearly one inch per year and if current trends continue, that number could accelerate to as much as two inches per year by 2025, explains Tim Dixon, professor of geophysics at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) and principal investigator of the study.

"It's been known for several years that climate change is contributing to the melting of Greenland's ice sheet," Dixon says. "What's surprising, and a bit worrisome, is that the ice is melting so fast that we can actually see the land uplift in response," he says. "Even more surprising, the rise seems to be accelerating, implying that melting is accelerating."

[Uncle Joe]

1. I would suspect the phenomena of rapidly rising land would also displace water;

raising ocean water levels on low lying nations.

Thanks for the thread, DavidDvorkin.

[DavidDvorkin]

2. Good point

Add that to the addition to water levels caused by the melting ice.

That's also a volcanic region, isn't it? I'd think that rising land could trigger volcanic activity.

[Uncle Joe]

3. That seems logical to me.

That kind of dramatic disruption must have a geological impact, perhaps like the so called "Butterfly Effect."

[no limit]

4. Let's hope it doesn't tip over.

[formercia]

6. It won't

as long as the Marines don't build a base there.

[formercia]

5. Greenland is an alien spaceship about to leave Earth for the home planet.

Better get on board, before the Earth self-destructs and becomes another burned-out cinder in the Cosmos.

:rofl: