• MILITARY: Brazil-France submarine programme (Graphic DUE Mar 28, 15:00GMT)
  • SPACE: Calls for protected moon sites (Graphic DUE Mar 28, 16:00GMT)
  • ACCIDENT: Why did Baltimore bridge collapse? (Graphic DUE Mar 28, 17:30GMT)
  • For full details of graphics available/in preparation, see Menu -> Planners
 حركة جبل إيفرست infographic
Graphic shows ups and downs of the official height of Mount Everest and explains how scientists have measured ground movement following the earthquake.
GN35121AR

علوم

Mount Everest movement expedition

February 17, 2017 - Amid speculation Nepal’s deadly 2015 earthquake might have caused Mount Everest to shrink, India is dispatching an expedition to the summit to confirm whether the world’s highest mountain is indeed still 8,848 metres above sea level.

Sources
PUBLISHED:17/02/2017; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: Associated Press, ESA
Advertisement