Tag Archives: Mountain
Mountain erosion could add CO2 to the ambiance
Scientists have lengthy recognized that steep mountain ranges can draw carbon dioxide (CO2) out of the ambiance — as erosion exposes new rock, it additionally begins a chemical response between minerals on hill slopes and CO2 within the air, ‘weathering’ … Continue reading
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Large earthquakes along Olympic Mountain faults, Washington State, USA
A comprehensive study of faults along the north side of the Olympic Mountains of Washington State emphasizes the substantial seismic hazard to the northern Puget Lowland region. The study examined the Lake Creek-Boundary Creek and Sadie Creek faults along the … Continue reading
Mount Everest is NOT The Tallest Mountain in The World
Mauna Kea Volcano, Hawaii. Photo: NASA The world’s tallest mountain technically is not Mount Everest. Mount Everest is the tallest mountain above sea level, but if we’re talking sheer height here, base to summit, then the tallest mountain is Mauna … Continue reading
Rocky mountain haze
Rocky mountain Many people head to the mountains in the summer to get above the haze of the cities and valleys. A new study finds that the haze could be catching up. University of Utah atmospheric scientist Gannet Hallar and … Continue reading
Introducing Tectonics, Rock Structures and Mountain Belts
This is the fourth book in a series published by Dunedin that I have been lucky enough to review – the others being on palaeontology, geology and volcanology. And this is as good as the others. However, it is not … Continue reading
Geology of Grandfather Mountain
Like all mountains, the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee are the result of the action of plate tectonics. The crust of our planet is composed of five primary plates, or huge pieces of rock that … Continue reading
The weird, isolated mountain on Ceres is a giant ice volcano
Ahuna Mons is 4 kilometres tall and 17 kilometres wide. The first real evidence that ice volcanoes actually exist. For the first time, NASA scientists have found direct evidence of a mysterious form of icy volcanism on a former planet … Continue reading
Crystal Mountain, Egypt
The Crystal Mountain (28? 26′ E and 27? 39′ N) between the oasis Bahariya and Farafra, northern of the White Desert, Egypt. The Crystals are probably Barite (Schwerspat, BaSO4) and/or Calcite crystals (CaCO3). The hill was opened during works at … Continue reading
Huge time-lag between erosion and mountain building
In the dry climate of the Andes rock is eroded at very slow rates. The stratification of the sandstone makes tectonic processes visible. An unprecedented record of erosion rates dating back millions of years shows a significant time-lag between tectonic … Continue reading