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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

Regional differences in sea-level rise

Sea level can deviate regionally from the global mean. Wind and currents push the water masses differently against the coasts and influence the level there. In addition, the earth's crust moves. Some coasts rise, others sink. Author: 3sat/nano/mobyDOK/Alexander Lahl/Max Mönch/Jean Schablin/Robert

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