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If you went to Greenland and drilled a hole in the ice sheet, then came back later and surveyed the hole, you would find that the shape of the hole had changed. If you asked Dr. Anandakrishnan why the
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If you went to Greenland and drilled a hole in the ice sheet, then came back later and surveyed the hole, you would find that the shape of the hole had changed. If you asked Dr. Anandakrishnan why the shape changed, he would tell you that the ice sheet was flowing. He would be correct. What does he mean by this

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The ice is not too much colder than its melting point, and deforms something like hot rocks in the mantle or a chocolate bar in your pocket.

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