For the Jeopardy File
Juneau was covered by massive glaciers not so long ago. Now that they’ve receded and the weight has lifted, the land is rising — 840 feet in the last 13,000 years. We call it isostatic rebound, or glacial uplift.
Juneau was covered by massive glaciers not so long ago. Now that they’ve receded and the weight has lifted, the land is rising — 840 feet in the last 13,000 years. We call it isostatic rebound, or glacial uplift.