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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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The Everest higher than it should be: here's why
This event triggered massive erosion in the Himalayan region, altering the mass balances around Mount Everest. The Arun River, located 75 km (47 miles) from Everest, played a key role in this ...
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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 ...
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Mount Everest is growing taller thanks to a river merger
But Everest is growing more than expected from this alone. Scientists now think it is because of how two nearby river systems combined. The Kosi river merged with the Arun river about 89,000 years ...
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'Growing at 0.08 inches per year': A river may have lifted Mount Everest by 164 feet
The river capture caused rapid erosion, carving the Arun Gorge. This erosion lightened the surrounding landmass, leading to the uplift of Mount Everest, which continues to rise today. GPS data ...
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Mount Everest is growing taller every day due to an unexpected geological force
The Arun river, which flows east of Everest, has long been shaping the landscape through its erosion. About 89,000 years ago, it merged with the Kosi river system in a process called drainage piracy.