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UK village is rising up, and nobody knows why


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A quaint, historic village in the south of England is steadily rising up out of the ground, and scientists are at a loss to explain what's causing the phenomenon.

The quiet parish of Willand in Devon has a steady population of some 6,000 inhabitants, but the ground the town is built upon isn't quite so stable – with scientists discovering its landscape is experiencing some of the fastest-rising uplift seen across the entire UK.

https://www.sciencealert.com/this-tiny-village-south-uk-rising-up-nobody-knows-why-willand-devon-mining

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While the researchers don't think the phenomenon is dangerous, they do say it's imperative scientists confirm what's actually happening here, because the cause may not ultimately be benign.

 

I knew there was a terrifying part to this story.

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The interactive map is very accurate! It highlights a raised area near here, where the surrounding area has been levelled for the road to go through.

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She's gonna blow, Cap'n!

just kidding. This seems to be a great resource, to detect changes even that subtle.

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14 minutes ago, Sir Wearer of Hats said:

I’m not saying it’s aliens....

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Maybe the village is not rising at all but the land around it is sinking. ;)

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I thought it was like...everyone in the whole village was rising up together about some cause or something.

No...the actual ground is rising. 

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6 hours ago, freetoroam said:

Maybe the village is not rising at all but the land around it is sinking. ;)

it will end up beachfront property :D ....all around it.

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