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Origin and springs of the Himalayan mountains

Due to the displacement of tectonic plates, several geological seams were created at the same time when unfolding. The friction of the rock layers generates so much heat that the heated water deep down is pushed up to the surface. Author: ZDF/Terra X/Fascination Earth/C. Götz-Sobel/O. Rötz/M. Zimme

Could Mount Everest Be Destroyed?

Ever since Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay scaled the great mountain in 1953, Mount Everest has been the great white whale of mountaineering. Its beauty eclipsed only by its danger, it would be a terribly pity if it no longer existed. Certain conditions are casting some doubt on the future of

The History of the Brocken

The Harz is Germany's highest low mountain range and formed around 330 million years ago. But one of its peaks is about 40 million years younger: the Brocken, the highest peak in the Harz Mountains. Authors: ZDF/Terra X/K22/C. Eppelmann/E. Frank/S. Engel/Kawom/M. Heß Translation and dubbing: alugh