How ‘River Piracy’ Helped Give Mount Everest a Growth Spurt
A model suggests a massive uplift caused by a phenomenon called “river piracy” partly explains Everest’s impressive height
Mount Everest Taller Than Expected: The River Connection
A new study reveals how a river in the Himalayas may have caused Mount Everest to become taller than expected.
Mount Everest is taller than it should be — and a weird river may be to blame
According to a new study, a river roughly 46 miles (75 kilometers) from Everest was "captured" by another around 89,000 years ago. The erosion from this event carved away a huge gorge, leading to a loss of landmass that made the mountain experience a major growth spurt.
Why Mount Everest Is Growing Taller Every Year
Scientists explain what gave Everest its height advantage over its neighbors and contributes to making it grow taller (by millimeters) every year.
Mt Everest is growing even taller, study finds
The culprit is a nearby river eroding and pushing downland, causing the ground under Mt Everest to rebound and lift. “It’s a new additional component of uplift of Mt Everest,” said Matthew Fox, study co-author and geologist at University College London.
A river is pushing up Mount Everest's peak
Mount Everest is about 15 to 50 meters taller than it would otherwise be because of uplift caused by a nearby eroding river gorge, and continues to grow because of it, finds a new study by UCL researchers.
Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain, is still growing — here’s why
Mount Everest is growing taller every year, and new research suggests that the merger of two rivers thousands of years ago plays a key role in its rise.
Mount Everest Keeps Growing—a New Study May Help Explain Why
The tallest mountain on Earth keeps getting taller. You might think Mount Everest, nature’s most imposing skyscraper, would shrink by a few millimeters each year due to erosion or other factors. Instead,
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Why Mount Everest is the world’s tallest mountain
Model suggests a massive uplift partly explains the peak’s impressive height.
Mount Everest Is Getting Taller
As a result, Mount Everest—also known as Chomolungma or Sagarmāthā—is growing by up to .08 inches (2mm) per year, according ...
Mount Everest is getting taller every year – and now scientists think they know why
Scientists may finally have an explanation for why Mount Everest is so much taller than the other great Himalayan peaks – and ...
Mount Everest is still growing taller
Earth’s tallest mountain is getting even taller. An eroding river gorge has thrusted Mount Everest higher, as it pulls rock and sediment away from the area. Over the past 89,000 years it is believed ...
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Sirbaz Khan becomes first Pakistani to scale all 14 highest mountains of world
In latest success, Khan summited the 8,027m high Shishapangma, marking it as his 14th 'eight-thousander' peak.