Brie-Cheese Effect, Plus Rain, Fueled Himalaya Growth

Monday, November 10, 2008 - 18:14 in Earth & Climate

By clearing the way for flowing rock that one geologist compares to melted Brie, monsoons may have made possible the Himalaya's most intense growth period.

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