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Himalayas formation may have destroyed at least 30% of continental crust in collision zone
The research team identified that at least 30% of continental crust was lost to the mantle during the formation of the Himalaya-Tibetan Plateau and Zagros Mountains (potentially up to 64% for the ...
‘It’s just amazing’: Sunita Williams shares how it felt ‘every time we went over the Himalayas’
Williams said that she could see India’s geographical formation, when the landmass collided to form Himalayas and as a ripple ...
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What if the Himalayas are a myth?
Amit Sharma “To understand the Himalayas is to understand the pulse of the Earth itself” a famous quote by the Indian ...
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The weathering Himalayas might not be behind Earth's cooling over the past 15 million years
Fifteen million years ago, the planet entered a phase of slow and continuous cooling. The most popular theory for the cooling was the formation of major mountain ranges — like the Himalayas.
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Importance of Himalayan glaciers and risks posed by climate change
Himalayan glaciers are not just frozen reservoirs of water; they are the lifeblood of South Asia. These colossal ice masses feed major river systems, including the Ganges, Indus, and Brahmaputra ...