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A glacier sits atop a jagged gray mountain.
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A New 3D Map Shows Precipitous Decline of Ugandan Glaciers

by Emily Dieckman 3 April 20253 April 2025

A team of dozens spent weeks in the Rwenzori Mountains capturing drone photography, GPS coordinates, and ground-penetrating radar data to document glacial retreat.

Sketches of mountains with distributions of different plants on each.
Posted inEditors' Vox

Topography and the Terrestrial Water Cycle

by Sebastian Gnann, Jane W. Baldwin, Mark O. Cuthbert, Tom Gleeson, Wolfgang Schwanghart and Thorsten Wagener 12 March 202512 March 2025

The relationship between topography and the terrestrial water cycle has been documented for thousands of years, yet there is still much to learn about Earth’s complex dynamics – both above, at, and below the surface.

The aftermath of the 25 January 2025 landslide near to El Jebha in Morocco.
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The 27 January 2025 landslide near to El Jebha in Morocco

by Dave Petley 18 February 202518 February 2025

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. An interesting and unusual landslide occurred on 27 January 2025 on a key road near to the coastal town of El Jebha in Morocco. The failure occurred on the highway (N16) that […]

The stratigraphy of Mount Everest is evident in this view of the southwest face of the mountain’s summit pyramid.
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Geologic Mysteries at 8,000 Meters

by Caryl-Sue Micalizio 13 February 202513 February 2025

Our March issue takes you on an epic journey with the rocks of Mount Everest, from seafloor to summit.

The summit of Mount Everest soars above other peaks of the Himalayas.
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How to Build the World’s Highest Mountain

by Nathaniel Scharping 13 February 202513 February 2025

The rocks of Mount Everest’s peak made an epic journey from seafloor to summit.

Diagram from the study.
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Ice boost! Why Rock Avalanches Containing Ice Travel So Far

by Mikaël Attal 12 February 20257 February 2025

Researchers identify a new mechanism that allows avalanches containing a mixture of rock and ice to travel very long distances.

An aerial view of the Sierra Nevada mountains in California
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Deep Beneath California’s Sierra Nevada, Earth’s Lithosphere May Be Peeling Away

by Nathaniel Scharping 17 January 202530 April 2025

Evidence for lithospheric foundering, or the process of denser material sinking into the mantle, is emerging.

Change in the LHI for most major mountain ranges in Asia under SSP 5–8.5, relative to the value for the base period 1990–2014. Shaded areas represent one standard deviation. From Stanley et al. (2024).
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Future increases in landslide hazard across the high mountains of Asia

by Dave Petley 12 December 202412 December 2024

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. In terms of human losses, the mountains of Asia remain the global hotspot for landslides. Whilst earthquake-induced landslides cause occasional, very high levels of loss (e.g. the 2005 Kashmir Earthquake and the […]

Gold specks on quartz
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Earthquakes May Lace Quartz Veins with Gold

by Carolyn Wilke 8 October 202419 December 2024

Seismic activity may kick off chemical reactions that seed nuggets of gold.

Mount Everest seen from far away
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A Pirate River May Be Giving Mount Everest a Boost

by Nathaniel Scharping 30 September 202430 September 2024

Rapid erosion can cause mountains to rise—even the world’s tallest peak.

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