that’s because as antarctica’s mass shrinks, the ice sheet’s gravitational pull on the ocean relaxes somewhat, and the seas travel back across the globe to pile up far away — with u.s. coasts being one prime destination.”
that’s because as antarctica’s mass shrinks, the ice sheet’s gravitational pull on the ocean relaxes somewhat, and the seas travel back across the globe to pile up far away — with u.s. coasts being one prime destination.”
post-glacial rebound:54
during deglaciation, the melted ice water returns to the oceans, thus sea level in the ocean increases again.