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Igel

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2. Just the flip.

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 13, 2026, 03:15 PM

7 hrs ago

Early maps of the Chesapeake Bay show islands that are long gone, that vanished in from the 1700s into the 1900s.

Some was due to sea level rise, but a lot was due to glaciation-related subsidence and no trivial part was subsidence due to ground water extraction.

Media tend to ignore the second and third while pushing the first. That undercuts trust in the media.

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I'd heard of glacial rebound, but not "epi-glacial" subsidence ! eppur_se_muova Tuesday #1

Just the flip. Igel 7 hrs ago #2