Climate change is causing South Africa to rise and sink at the same time
By Jo Nova
A candidate for this years Cult Science Oscar:
Climate change is both sinking, and lifting, South Africa
The Coal Plant God is at it again — causing the oceans to swallow South Africa on the one hand and lifting up the land by 2mm a year with the other. (A lucky coincidence that disguises the horrors of rising seas, eh?). Apparently we used to think the land was rising due to hot plumes of magma far below, but now researchers say its because a drought has made the crustal plate lighter.
Even though no model can predict rainfall, everyone reading the tea-leaves, and editing newspapers, can see that climate change caused the drought.
Satellite data reveals climate change is lifting South Africa out of the ocean
Joshua Shavit, BrighterSide
Instead of heat from below, the Earth’s crust in parts of South Africa appears to be lifting due to water loss above. When surface and underground water vanish, the weight on the land decreases. That loss of pressure lets the land subtly spring upward, like a sponge expanding after being squeezed.
The precambrian crust under South Africa is some of the oldest in the world, and the research team proudly tells us they “analyzed satellite and climate data spanning nearly a decade.” That much?
This groundbreaking conclusion comes from researchers at the University of Bonn…
The researchers used GPS measurements, satellite data, and hydrological models to study the correlation between areas experiencing severe droughts and significant land uplift.
https://joannenova.com.au/2025/05/climate-change-is-causing-south-africa-to-rise-and-sink-at-the-same-time/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=climate-change-is-causing-south-africa-to-rise-and-sink-at-the-same-time
