The continued growth in the Himalayas<span> is likely due to the Indian tectonic plate </span>still<span>moving slowly but surely northward. We know the plate is </span>still<span> moving in part because of the frequent earthquakes in the region
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It's mean the theory that changes in the earth's crust during geological history have resulted from the action of continuous and uniform processes.
I would say that La Nina is responsible for dry conditions in California and typically it is the year after La Nina that the dryness turns often to severe drought. Drought can be bad for agriculture requiring a lot more irrigation and posing a drain on water resources which decrease also during a drought,
The elemental symbol of gold is denoted on the periodic table as being Au.