News articles tagged with 'mountain'
Even Canadian rocks are different
— 29 Mar 2011 15:37 | Geology and palaeontologyCanadians have always seen themselves as separate and distinct from their American neighbours to the south, and now they have geological proof…
Mountain glacier melt to contribute 12 centimetres to world sea-level increases by 2100
— 10 Jan 2011 19:21 | EnvironmentMelt off from small mountain glaciers and ice caps will contribute about 12 centimetres to world sea-level increases by 2100, according to UBC research published this week in Nature…
New research shows rivers cut deep notches in the Alps' broad glacial valleys
— 6 Dec 2010 18:21 | EnvironmentFor years, geologists have argued about the processes that formed steep inner gorges in the broad glacial valleys of the Swiss Alps…
Windborne dust on high peaks dampens Colorado River runoff
— 21 Sep 2010 11:55 | EnvironmentOn spring winds, something wicked this way comes - at least for the mountains of the Colorado River Basin and their ecosystems, and for people who depend on snowmelt from these mountains…
Earth's highest coastal mountain on the move
— 21 Sep 2010 11:34 | Geology and palaeontologyThe rocks of Colombia's Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta - the highest coastal mountain on Earth - tell a fascinating tale: The mountain collides and then separates from former super-continents.…
Glaciers boost mountain growth in Andes
— 15 Sep 2010 17:57 | EnvironmentGlaciers have carved some of the planet's most dramatic landscapes, from Yosemite National Park to the Himalayas. Now geologists have discovered that glaciers can do more than erode…
Four gorillas die in Volcanoes National Park
— 20 May 2010 13:22 | EnvironmentWWF is saddened by the death of four mountain gorillas in Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park. The mother and three infant gorillas were part of an estimated 380 members of the highly…
Climate change and mountain building led to mammal diversity patterns
— 6 May 2010 13:26 | BiologyTravel from the tropics to the poles, and you'll notice that the diversity of mammals declines with distance from the equator. Move from lowland to mountains, and you'll see diversity…
Mountain plants unable to withstand invasion
— 22 Jan 2010 13:49 | EnvironmentAn international research team has studied the distribution of plant species in mountainous environments. The study shows that mountain plant communities are not particularly resistant…
Growth spurt in tree rings prompts questions about climate change
— 17 Nov 2009 14:59 | EnvironmentThe researchers studied bristlecone pines (Pinus longaeva) at three sites in California and Nevada, close to the upper elevation limit of tree growth. The tree-ring record showed wider…