Category Archives: Mountains

Evolution of Frogs, Rise of Himalayas and Rearrangement of Southeast Asia

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Rashid Faridi

The evolution of a group of muscled frogs scattered throughout Asia is telling geologists about the sequence of events that led to the rise of the Himalayas and the Tibetan plateau starting more than 55 million years ago.  Rearrangement of … Continue reading →

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Climate Change and Mountain Building affects Mammal Diversity Patterns

Posted on May 9, 2010 by Rashid Faridi

If you travel from the tropics to the poles,  you’ll notice that the diversity of mammals declines with distance from the equator. Move from lowland to mountains, and you’ll see diversity increase as the landscape becomes more varied. Ecologists have … Continue reading →

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Nepal, China recognise two heights of Mount Everest

Posted on April 8, 2010 by Rashid Faridi

Nepal and China have agreed to recognise the snow and rock heights of Mount Everest, ending a long-standing debate about the height of the world’s tallest mountain. More than 4,000 climbers have scaled the mountain that straddles the Nepal-China border … Continue reading →

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Black Carbon and Himalayan Warming

Posted on December 19, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

A new modeling study from NASA confirms that when tiny air pollution particles we commonly call soot — also known as black carbon — travel along wind currents from densely populated south Asian cities and accumulate over a climate hotspot … Continue reading →

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