Why Mount Everest Keeps Growing Taller

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Mount Everest is the world's highest mountain above sea level (Credit :Nara.getarchive.net/ Public Domain)

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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  • godsfollower
    godsfollower10달
    its hard to believe that it's growing taller!!!
    • lovepotions
      lovepotions10달
      I hope the people that are climbing don't fall!
    • 34576
      3457610달
      Wow! Now it's going to be harder to climb Everest!
      • avidhistorian2
        avidhistorian210달
        Highly Fascinating! I Hope To Climb Everest Someday... :)
      • 852128sophie
        852128sophie10달
        Good luck climbers, Mount Everest is rising once more! 😃
        • skyza
          skyza10달
          thats soooooooo cool!!!
          • suri0220
            suri022010달
            That is so cool
            • bookgirlschool
              bookgirlschool10달
              This is so cool!😁
              • mewybybylome
                mewybybylome10달
                James says, "I didn't know that mountains could get higher. But I knew that mountains get lower." Grandma says, "I think it's interesting that important scientists disagree on theories."
                • roman5616
                  roman561610달
                  I'm reading a book about mount Everest.

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