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Mount Everest is growing taller every day due to an unexpected geological force
Mount Everest’s towering height isn’t shaped by tectonic forces alone. Its continued growth owes a quiet debt to nearby ...
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'Growing at 0.08 inches per year': A river may have lifted Mount Everest by 164 feet
The Arun River has an unusual L-shaped flow, unlike most rivers that resemble tree branches. This odd pattern led researchers to suspect a river capture had occurred, reshaping the landscape.
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Mount Everest is growing taller thanks to a river merger
The Kosi river merged with the Arun river about 89,000 years ago ... when cargo is unloaded,” said geoscientist Dai Jingen of China University of Geosciences in Beijing. Dai is a leader of ...
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'A secret beneath Mt Everest': Is a river making it grow taller or there's another story?
Around 90,000 years ago, the Arun River changed course, eroding rock that once held Everest down. But could the mountain’s growth really be due to an old river? ‘Saturn’s Crown fades ...