The weight of glaciers depresses Earth's crust.
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- https://www.usgs.gov/media/images/glacial-isostatic-adjustment (usgs.gov)
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/melting-glaciers-are-wreaking-havoc-earths-crust-180960226/ (smithsonianmag.com)
- https://theconversation.com/melting-glaciers-deform-the-earths-mantle-and-crust-26732 (theconversation.com)
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- https://sealevel.nasa.gov/news/158/time-lapse-watch-glaciers-rise-fall-in-thousands-of-years-per-second (sealevel.nasa.gov)
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