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Antarctica is Sliding Sideways Due to Ice Loss
2013-12-11 23:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World News: Billions of tons of ice being lost in West Antarctica each year is causing the region to be pushed sideways by sturdier bedrock in the East Antarctica region. Satellite measurements of the continent reveal that the West Antarctic bedrock is being pushed sideways at a rate of up to 12 millimeters (about 0.5 inches) each year, according to scientists from The Ohio State University, who are presenting their work this week at the 46th Annual Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco....
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