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Recent uplift of Chomolungma enhanced by river drainage piracy
The recent uptick in surface uplift of Chomolungma (Mount Everest) can be partly attributed to isostatic rebound due to increased erosion following a river capture event, according to river evolution and flexural modelling.
- Xu Han
- Jin-Gen Dai
- Matthew Fox
Article30 Sept 2024 - ArticleOpen Access30 Sept 2024
Tilted transverse isotropy in Earth’s inner core
A seismic tomographic model shows that the directional dependence of the travel time of seismic waves through Earth’s inner core can be explained by a spatially varying orientation of the transverse isotropy symmetry axis, which is simpler than other proposed structures.
- Hen Brett
- Jeroen Tromp
- Arwen Deuss
Article27 Sept 2024 
Pollution drives multidecadal decline in subarctic methanesulfonic acid
Multidecadal declines in methanesulfonic acid in arctic ice cores reflect increasing anthropogenic pollution in the industrial era rather than declining marine primary production, according to analyses of a multi-century record of methanesulfonic acid from Alaska and atmospheric modelling.
- Jacob I. Chalif
- Ursula A. Jongebloed
- Jihong Cole-Dai
Article23 Sept 2024 
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River capture enhances the uplift of Chomolungma
Modelling of the evolution of the Kosi drainage basin near Chomolungma suggests that a river capture event occurred approximately 89 ka ago. Isostatic rebound due to this capture event could contribute 10–50% of the total rock uplift rate in the Chomolungma region and might partly explain Chomolungma’s renewed uplift rate and anomalous elevation.
The oldest parts of continents are falling apart
The processes that control the deformation and eventual destruction of Earth’s oldest continental crust are unclear. Mantle flow models suggest subduction played a role in the deformation of the North China Craton.
An ensemble assessment to improve estimates of land-to-ocean carbon fluxes
A re-evaluation of global land-to-ocean carbon exports using a multi-model ensemble and a database of observations reveals that the export of carbon by rivers is 20% higher than that reported in the 2021 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessment. These findings underscore the important contribution of riverine carbon to the carbon budget.
Spatial heterogeneity in post-fire vegetation productivity recovery and its drivers
A global analysis of post-fire vegetation productivity recovery reveals that the recovery time shows spatial variations across vegetation types and regions. The dominant factors that influence the recovery time in the majority of the global burned area are the post-fire climate conditions, such as soil moisture, vapour pressure deficit and air temperature.
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Constraints on mantle heterogeneity
Understanding the heterogeneities in Earth’s mantle, including their origin, structure, and variability, is crucial for comprehending the long-term history of internal changes that have shaped our planet.
Collection 12 Apr 2024
