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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  • sm3llsslime
    sm3llsslime11달
    It will be out of the Earth probably in 30 years!
    • godsfollower
      godsfollower11달
      its hard to believe that it's growing taller!!!
      • lovepotions
        lovepotions11달
        I hope the people that are climbing don't fall!
      • 34576
        3457612달
        Wow! Now it's going to be harder to climb Everest!
        • avidhistorian2
          avidhistorian212달
          Highly Fascinating! I Hope To Climb Everest Someday... :)
        • 852128sophie
          852128sophie12달
          Good luck climbers, Mount Everest is rising once more! 😃
          • skyza
            skyza12달
            thats soooooooo cool!!!
            • suri0220
              suri022012달
              That is so cool
              • bookgirlschool
                bookgirlschool12달
                This is so cool!😁
                • mewybybylome
                  mewybybylome12달
                  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."

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