During the Ice Age, a two-mile-thick ice sheet stretched across Canada and parts of the United States. Its weight pushed down on the middle of the continent, while the coast lifted up. The ice sheet has retreated and now portions of the coast are sinking. http://wpri.com/2018/02/19/scientists-rhode-island-is-sinking-and-sea-levels-continue-to-rise/
Article courtesy of WPRI Eyewitness News by T. J. Del Santo
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