It is not entirely clear, although the evidence found indicates that, indeed, mountains are growing due in part to the displacement and collision of the continental plates . Or at least this is demonstrated by the measurements made by some teams that have traveled to Everest or Qomolangma, which in Tibetan means "mother goddess of the country."
In 1999, a GPS calculation concluded that Everest was 8,850 meters high, 2.13 more than previously thought. However, a series of investigations carried out by Chinese scientists has concluded that the mountain has diminished. For all this, a new Chinese expedition has traveled to Everest to measure it again using radar and GPS. According to them, the highest peak in the world could be losing height due to the melting of glaciers caused by climate change.
Last April, Ding Lin, another of the expedition's scientists, discovered, based on the cracks found on the north face of Everest, that the mountain had been much higher in ancient times. 13 million years ago it reached no less than 12,000 meters in height.
