Mt. Everest growth spurt
by editors@theworld.org (Joyce Hackel) from The World: Latest Stories on (#6R5EG)
Mountains are in constant motion. That includes the world's tallest peak, Mt. Everest, in the Himalayas. It's added an extra 160 feet in the past 89,000 years, according to a new study. Adam Smith, a geoscientist at University College London and one of the study's authors talks with The World's Carol Hills about how and why mountain ranges grow.