The rising of rocky land in Antarctica disturbs the entire world

The rocky terrain on which the western part of the continent is growing much faster than expected, according to an international team of researchers. This brings with it some serious consequences for the future of a two-species-sized continent, Kosovo Presses broadcasts.

Lifting the ground under the ice may disrupt the stability of the ice layer, especially if the increasing melting of ice is considered.

Moreover, if it turns out to be really an elevator or tectonic subdiment, it may mean that up to ten percent more ice has been melted in Antarctica so far than previously thought.

Since there is no civilization on the continent, Antarctica determines its geography. In the Amundsen Sea, sufficient ice for covering Denmark or 43,000 square miles [43,000 sq km] is melted every year with a layer of 2.8 feet [2.8 m] of water, and along the Amundsen Sea, enough water has been closed to raise the sea level around the world for 1.2 feet [1.2 m].

These large amounts are dangerous for the entire planet, but especially for the north of Europe because of the combination of gravity effects north of the old continent. On the other hand, the loss of ice in Greenland means nothing here, but raises the sea level in the southern hemisphere and further destabilises Antarctica”, says researcher Valentin R. Barlett from University in Denmark.

In Alaska and Iceland, land rises by 2030 millimeters a year, and this is considered extremely fast, and new measurements show that the speed of 41 mm per year in Antarctica has reached.

The unusual “, but it certainly changes our general view of the situation”, says Terry Wilson, author of a new study that deals with the issue.

He says that the sub - Antarctic section is getting warmer and much more fluidized than thought. This also means that it reacts much faster to the melting of surface ice.

“Antartic is complex and some positive changes on the one hand can be accompanied by very negative shifts on the other hand”, Wilson says, adding that this is the result of global warming.

Any possible model of the situation is not favourable, and it is also difficult to predict whether the breakup will ever stop”, he claims.