Timeline for Is Mount Everest currently becoming taller or shorter every year?
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| Oct 13, 2015 at 13:58 | comment | added | Gordon Stanger | Yes, 4 mm is a reliable and interesting short-term observation, but see my answer below. | |
| May 7, 2014 at 19:12 | comment | added | Richard | I totally agree that this question could have a long explanation. But with the simplicity of the question (and googleability of it), I felt it deserved a simple answer. | |
| May 7, 2014 at 19:02 | comment | added | hugovdberg | Just for completeness you might add that the main forces compensating for the tectonic rising are isostatic compensation (sinking of the thick continental crust into the mantle from the increased overburden) and erosion, but nice answer overall. | |
| May 4, 2014 at 3:24 | vote | accept | Poomrokc The 3years | ||
| May 1, 2014 at 16:10 | comment | added | Richard | Maybe a follow-up question would be "What is orogeny?" or maybe "How does subduction work?" Of course, the answer is "Check wikipedia". :P | |
| May 1, 2014 at 16:07 | history | edited | Richard | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Oh yeah... techtonics
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| May 1, 2014 at 16:02 | history | answered | Richard | CC BY-SA 3.0 |