Wednesday 26 June 2013

feeds/tech+feeds/techvideo: Why some mountain ranges don't erode away

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Why some mountain ranges don't erode away
Jun 26th 2013, 22:58

Landslides, or the lack thereof, may help mountain ranges remain far longer than previously thought, new research suggests.As the tectonic plates that make up Earth's surface drift, mountain ranges such as the Himalayas in Asia and the Andes in South America form where the plates collide, similar to the way car bodies crumple during crashes. In the absence of such mountain-building tectonic a...

    


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