Roughly 50 million years ago, the Eurasian and Indian continental plates began to crash into each other, dramatically changing the landscape of modern-day Asia. The force of the collision caused the Earth to scrunch together at the zone of impact, subsequently forming the Himalayan mountain range. However, to the north of the crash, a stretch of the Earth uplifted without bunching up or wrinkling; ...[Read More]
Imaggeo on Mondays: Sand and snow on the Tibetan Plateau
Snow & Sand in Harmony. Credit: Monica Cardarilli (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu).