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Well, who knows what will happen in the areas with massive glacier melt? Earthquakes? Isostatic rebound of the under-glascier ground? Maybe some ground will low
by Gravityloss 7y ago
Well, who knows what will happen in the areas with massive glacier melt? Earthquakes? Isostatic rebound of the under-glascier ground? Maybe some ground will lower.
Iceberg tsunamis too.
- dredmorbius 7y agoDefinitely land rise. Whether or not that tends to be bound as lateral and subductive regions are, triggering earthquakes, isn't clear. My thought is that the risk is probablyl low, though impacts at/near subduction zones might be pronounced through induced earthquakes. A rising landmass (generally the over-riding plate) would tend to reduce the load on the oceanic (under-riding) plate, and allow stresses to be released. Those earthquakes can be massive (Mag 9 Richter in Indonesia, Japan, and Chile), and induce tsunamis. In which case global warming could make for some major seismic events, but only in regions with existing faults. The possibility of increased vulcanism has also been raised.