Why Mount Everest Keeps Growing Taller
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Mount Everest, Earth's highest peak, is growing faster than expected. Recent GPS measurements indicate it is adding up to 2 millimeters annually. This is nearly twice the previously estimated rate. This growth is mainly due to the collision of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates over the past 50 million years. However, a new study by the China University of Geosciences suggests that a river capture event may also be helping the growth of the 29,032-foot (8,849-meter) mountain.
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56217030536달So Cool
graysonmo6달That’s cool 😎
kingblaze6달This is actually cool like 👍
mubyfije-1731506864586달very cool 0_0- kozocilamizy6달Yall it will only grow 6 feet in 1000 years that's crazy😲
- kaikaibear6달it will only have grown 6 feet in 1000 years :(
anniemurray6달Cool
hazelb00186달Heard it is only growing as fast as a fingernail grows. Or slower.- hazelb00186달I knew that. Ancient India used to be an island, but then it crashed into Asia, creating Mount Everest. I had no idea it would be getting so tall. Plates under the ground are shifting constantly. Gee.
sm3llsslime6달It will be out of the Earth probably in 30 years!