[PCA] NEWS: As Alaska Glaciers Melt, It's Land That's Rising

[Olivia Kwong]

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Date: Mon, 18 May 2009 11:16:28 -0400
From: Skye <skylark246 at windstream.net>
Subject: Re: [PCA] NEWS: As Alaska Glaciers Melt, It's Land That's Rising

Does anyone know if this is true all over the world or just in Alaska?

----- Original Message ----- From: "Olivia Kwong" <plant at plantconservation.org>
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Subject: [PCA] NEWS: As Alaska Glaciers Melt, It's Land That's Rising


> http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/18/science/earth/18juneau.html?_r=1&ref=science
> 
> As Alaska Glaciers Melt, It's Land That's Rising
> By CORNELIA DEAN
> Published: May 17, 2009
> 
> JUNEAU, Alaska -- Global warming conjures images of rising seas that threaten 
> coastal areas. But in Juneau, as almost nowhere else in the world, climate 
> change is having the opposite effect: As the glaciers here melt, the land is 
> rising, causing the sea to retreat.
> 
> See the link above for the full article text.
> 
>