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Greenland is Shrinking and Drifting towards Northwest, Geoscientists Say


This happens due to plate tectonics and movements in the bedrock, caused by the large ice sheets on top melting and reducing pressure on the subsurface, according to a new paper published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth.

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