John Wheeler: As the sea level rises, some land is rising faster

John Wheeler: As the sea level rises, some land is rising faster

FARGO — As land glaciers lose mass to melting from the warming climate, sea levels rise. However, some locations are experiencing the opposite effect. Iceland, which is presently about 10% ice-covered, is losing ice mass at a rate of about 10 billion tons a year. This weight relief is causing the land to rise out of the water by an inch or so a year. The effect is more more dramatic on nearby Greenland, which holds the most land-based ice in the…