This course investigates the main processes that control weather and climate in the western United States and other mountain ranges around the world ... I joined the Department of Atmospheric and ...

the oceanic floor between them slides to great depths beneath the continents. Eventually, the continents collide, and masses of rock from their edges are lifted up into towering mountain ranges.

Mount Everest is having a growth spurt, but it’s not the only mountain getting taller. The Rocky Mountain ranges we call home, along with the white-capped Everest are still growing. How can something ...