Articles for tag: Climate Change, Earth Science, GPS study, South Africa, Water loss

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South Africa is Rising! The Hidden Link Between Drought and Land Uplift

Suhail Ahmed

Scientists noted an odd phenomenon for years: South Africa was gradually rising out of the sea. They first thought of deep geological forces, maybe a plume of molten rock lifting the ground from beneath. New studies, however, point to a rather more unexpected offender: drought. The very ground under South Africa is rebounding like a ...