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Scientists baffled to find South Africa is RISING from the ocean

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South Africa is rising by as much as two millimetres per year in some places.

Previously, scientists thought this was due to mantle flow - movement of semi-molten rock beneath the Earth 's crust.

But a new study claims that climate change is actually to blame.

Using a network of static GPS receivers dotted across the country, scientists made extremely precise measurements of South Africa's height.

This revealed that the areas bulging upwards the most were the areas that had experienced the most severe water shortages.

There are several leading theories as to what caused the global heatwave, according to Professor Len Shaffrey .

Temperatures are increasing globally due to the burning of fossil fuels.

Climate change is very likely to have played a role here as well as climate change.

North Atlantic Ocean temperatures can play a role in setting the position of the jet stream in the UK and Ireland .

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