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China fears Everest is shrinking

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China fears Everest is shrinking

Tuesday, 25 January, 2005
By Louisa Lim
BBC News, Beijing

China is to re-measure the world's tallest peak, Mount Everest, because of fears it may be shrinking.

A recent survey found the summit had dropped by 1.3 metres (4 ft) because of global warming.

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In 1999, American scientists re-measured the mountain using global positioning satellite technology. They - and the National Geographic Society - concluded that the peak was two metres higher. But now global warming is melting glaciers on the world's highest mountain, apparently causing it to shrink.

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The movement of the earth's tectonic plates is forcing the Himalayas upwards, reportedly causing Everest to grow by about a centimetre every year.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4204539.stm

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Tue Jan-25-05 11:00 AM
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1. Is it tectonic or teutonic?

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