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GPS Used To Monitor Continental Drift

Posted by simoniker on from the landmass-geocaching-over-millenia dept.

metz2000 writes "BBC News is reporting that a team of scientists from Nottingham (UK) are using GPS to measure sea levels and continental drift. The team has around 50 stations across the UK, and use GPS technology to track miniscule changes in altitude and location. This allows the team to gain an understanding of how the UK landmass is likely to change over the coming centuries. They have discovered that the British Isles are tilting, with the north of the country gaining altitude and the south of the country 'sinking'."

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  1. fp. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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    1. Re:MMMMMMMMMM by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  4. TROLLKORE SUCKS GAY DICK by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    AND SO DO YOU !!

  5. Well.. GPS can see this.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    GPS can detect when my huge cock gets erect. So if it can detect that, surely it can also detect continents moving by several meters.

  6. that movie sucks. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    that movie sucks, bitch

  7. Re:Damn... tsarkon reports by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  8. Re:They knew what to look for by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    you need help, little man.

  9. hehehe by daveatwork · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    your all probably not interested, but i went to the University of Nottingham, and looking at the pictures, you can see the area where I 'christened' the IESSG building, which is just 100m from my old hall ;-)

    tee hee

  10. Re:Relativity by confused+one · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    hmmmm. But what if I want to believe that I'm standing still and the universe is moving around ME, at it's center?