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To: GladesGuru

[ Water or sea level rising or falling based upon what fixed point?

Specific location, please. ]

Given that the plates float on magma and removing water (which is denser than rock) from the plates the landmass should rise slightly which shoudl counter sea level rise...

Oh and the plates are stil rebounding from effects of the last ice age....


8 posted on 08/05/2014 8:50:03 AM PDT by GraceG (No, My Initials are not A.B.)
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To: GraceG

“Oh and the plates are stil rebounding from effects of the last ice age....”

Isostatic rebound - why sea level is rising at the ends of England and falling at the center.


11 posted on 08/05/2014 11:01:33 AM PDT by GladesGuru (Islam Delenda Est. Because of what Islam is - and for what Muslims do.)
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