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Discovery about mountain elevations has implications for climate modeling

mtn elev 1 rubymtn.jpgGeologists have found that the central Sierra Nevada largely attained its present elevation 8 or 9 million years earlier than commonly thought. The finding has implications for climate modeling.

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