Ben Nevis is growing!

Oneputt
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edited March 2016 in General Chat #1

Ben Nevis has grown over a metre in the last 60 years, locals haven't been doing a Hugh Grant have theyHappy

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/ben-nevis-grows-a-metre-since-last-height-survey/ar-BBqB4Ty?li=BBoPWjQ

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  • Metheven
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    edited March 2016 #2

    Well I'm not climbing it again Winking It was 15 years ago and I don't think I could manage it now
    Sad

  • ADP1963
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    edited March 2016 #3

    I think I'll just pop up and check this out.

  • Rubytuesday
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    edited March 2016 #4

    Could it be that the ground around it is sinking, Laughing

  • Oneputt
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    edited March 2016 #5

    or, did the ground move for you dear?Happy

  • DSB
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    edited March 2016 #6

    It's all down to more advanced measuring equipment..

    David 

  • huskydog
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    edited March 2016 #7

    And i thought things got smaller as they got olderSurprised

  • Kennine
    Kennine Forum Participant Posts: 3,472
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    edited March 2016 #8

    Been on the summit plateau of the Ben many times.  A meter or so higher won't spoil the views.

    K Wink 

  • TheAdmiral
    TheAdmiral Forum Participant Posts: 506
    edited March 2016 #9

    I walked up a Hill and decended a Mountain

    Admiral

  • TheAdmiral
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    edited March 2016 #10

    And i thought things got smaller as they got olderSurprised

    Oooooh Husky, you are naughty !! Winking

    Admiral...

  • JVB66
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    edited March 2016 #11

    Its probably because the oveloaded south is working our little Island like a seesaw Cool

  • Rubytuesday
    Rubytuesday Forum Participant Posts: 952
    edited March 2016 #12

    And i thought things got smaller as they got olderSurprised

    Oooooh Husky, you are naughty !! Winking

    Admiral...

    Write your comments here...all good things come in little packages Admiral  KissTongue Out

  • SteveL
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    edited March 2016 #13

    What's more amazing was how accurate the earlier surveys were, as the difference is actually only a few cms. It's just that those cms put the figure the other side of .5 so the height is rounded up rather than down.

  • redface
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    edited March 2016 #14

    So a volcano is unlikely to erupt any minute now, then?

    Thanks Steve, I will carry on regardless and drive/tug north of Watford.  What a relief!

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited March 2016 #15

    Sounds like a good excuse to climb it again!Wink

  • TheAdmiral
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    edited March 2016 #16

    And i thought things got smaller as they got olderSurprised

    Oooooh Husky, you are naughty !! Winking

    Admiral...

    Write your comments here...all good things come in little packages Admiral  KissTongue Out

    See you near  that bush in Tredegar park Rubes

    Admiral

  • Kennine
    Kennine Forum Participant Posts: 3,472
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    edited March 2016 #17

    Its probably because the oveloaded south is working our little Island like a seesaw Cool

    Write your comments here...You are closer  to the truth than most people realise JVB. 

    It is a scientific fact that the very north of Britain is rising and the very south is sinking. It's to do with continental drift 

    It will take thousands of years but London will end up being under water.

    Some cynic might say something rude about that -- but I will stay silent !!!!Innocent 

    K CoolWink

  • PATMAU
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    edited March 2016 #18

    Hi Kennine, if it wasn't for the Barrier last month, London or part of it, would have been flooded.  The Thames overflowed at Greenwich and was lapping against the wall at Charing Cross pier and was certainly soggy along the Thames path where it is tidal
    up to Teddington as my daughter and her OH discovered when they went for a walk and the tide came up.  Ruined her new boots, lol. 

  • redface
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    edited March 2016 #19

    That's the trouble with pimples they tend to turn into boils.

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited March 2016 #20

    Its probably because the oveloaded south is working our little Island like a seesaw Cool

    Write your comments here...You are closer  to the truth than most people realise JVB. 

    It is a scientific fact that the very north of Britain is rising and the very south is sinking. It's to do with continental drift 

    It will take thousands of years but London will end up being under water.

    Some cynic might say something rude about that -- but I will stay silent !!!!Innocent 

    K CoolWink

    Not quite correct K, it's due to Continental Rebound :

    Post-glacial rebound (sometimes called continental rebound) is the rise of land masses that were depressed by the huge weight of ice
    sheets     during the last glacial period, through a process known as isostatic
    depression    . Post-glacial rebound and isostatic depression are different parts of a process known as either glacial isostasy, glacial isostatic adjustment, or glacioisostasy.

    Tongue OutWink

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