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                            <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Mountains ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How can deserts form next to oceans? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/how-can-deserts-form-next-to-oceans</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Deserts are notoriously dry, so why do so many of them border oceans? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Planet Earth]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sara Hashemi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6uFhgvaEcP4LG2z2c4RfPf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Namib Desert is next to the Atlantic Ocean.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A silver sedan drives on a dark sandy road with a towering desert dune on the left and a blue ocean on the right]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Colorado River's largest tributary flows 'uphill' for over 100 miles — and geologists may finally have an explanation for it ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Millions of years ago, the Green River carved a path through the Uinta Mountains instead of flowing around the formation. Now, researchers have discovered how this could have happened. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Geology]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CLemW5c4RafZVsnEyvqqaJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[For decades, geologists have struggled to understand the Green River&#039;s course through the Uinta Mountains in Utah and Colorado.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Aerial view of Green River Canyon in Utah.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rainbow Mountains: China's psychedelic landscape created when 2 tectonic plates collided ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The colorful swirls and stripes that characterize China's Rainbow Mountains would have remained hidden without the epic tectonic collision that created the Himalayas. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 12:00:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Geology]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pEiyZgQjJv7MxfcWCzGso9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[China&#039;s Rainbow Mountains were born around the same time as the Himalayas.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[View of China&#039;s Rainbow Mountains with differently colored bands of sandstone.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Moroccan fly maggot uses fake face on its butt to infiltrate termite colony ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have discovered blow fly larvae with fake termite faces on their rears that enable them to socially integrate into termite colonies in the mountains of Morocco. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GDb7Zs5vkbfvBwgGRqWhgL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The fly larva uses its fake termite face to infiltrate termite mounds.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photograph of the fly larva with a  fake termite face to infiltrate termite mounds. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Will Mount Everest always be the world's tallest mountain? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Himalayas' massive heights result from a unique combination of geologic factors. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 27 Oct 2024 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:07:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Katherine Irving ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JYcDpHNtPJNNAriCCh8oY8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Mount Everest is the highest mountain as measured from sea level. This impressive height was made possible through factors like tectonics and erosion.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view of Mount Everest from an airplane]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Earth's crust may be building mountains by dripping into the mantle  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An odd phenomenon called lithospheric dripping might occur wherever mountains form. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2024 10:02:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:07:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QPjFkM6XNvz8sWxh3fHC9g-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A view of the Anatolian plateau in Turkey, where the study was conducted. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view of snow-capped mountains over a flat landscape]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ More people are surviving avalanches than decades ago — here's why ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A study of avalanche survival data shows that survival rates have increased and rescues are faster, but time is still critical for buried victims. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2024 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michael Schubert ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/evRgYjPBMWPoG3jsVSFMmJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Mountaineers are more likely to survive an avalanche today than they were before the turn of the century.  ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[photo of an avalanche hurtling down a snowy mountainside toward the camera]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Yarlung Tsangpo: The deepest canyon on land hides a tree taller than the Statue of Liberty ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon is Earth's largest terrestrial canyon, stretching 314 miles long and almost 20,000 feet from top to bottom at its deepest point in the Tibet Autonomous Region. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JffDVB664Uxc3PRaib5D3D-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A composite image of one of the most rugged and inaccessible sections of the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon between two major mountain peaks.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A composite satellite image of the Yarlung Tsangpo River surrounded by mountains.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Boiling rocks from Earth's crust tore an ocean into Mongolia 410 million years ago ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/geology/boiling-rocks-from-earths-crust-tore-an-ocean-into-mongolia-410-million-years-ago</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ An ocean that opened up in what is now Mongolia 410 million years ago was created by a hot upwelling of rock known as a mantle plume. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2024 15:52:11 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/R4hCqjVkeiXuQenXMa9MrS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A mantle plume tore a huge ocean into what is now Northewest Mongolia 410 million years ago. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A lonely rider at Altay Mountains.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Roots' of Colombian mountains 'dripped' into the mantle millions of years ago — but the peaks still stand tall ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Earth's crust once formed a dense "root" supporting Colombia's northern Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains, but new research suggests this prop sank into the mantle millions of years ago. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2024 18:44:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:48:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AMtZHrTWQ74s9Lryto9bG8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains in Colombia stands more than 18,000 feet tall.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[photo showing several snow covered peaks in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains in Colombia.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How do mountains form? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/how-do-mountains-form</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Mountains form in a variety of ways, some of which geologists are now just starting to understand. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 12 Nov 2023 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Q. Choi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xaycNDmeyxpHDrPqU6LmaD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[How do mountains, like the Himalayas seen here in Pakistan&#039;s Passu Valley, rise up?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Beautiful sunset in the mountains of Passu Valley, Pakistan.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A single massive tectonic collision? That's not how the Himalayas came to be, scientists say ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The world's highest mountain system may have reached 60% of its current elevation before the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates crashed into each other, giving the peaks an extra push. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2023 16:01:44 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iTQskhQNBfwXbGcRpXSx2B-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Himalayas include the world&#039;s tallest mountains.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A picture of snowy peaks in the Himalayan mountain system.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mount Everest: The deadly history of the world's highest peak ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Mount Everest towers more than 29,000 feet above sea level. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joanna Thompson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/D9bzCVeZLHQnZ6bUWvAkrW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A view of the Nepalese side of Mount Everest from Khumbu, a region in northeastern Nepal.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view of the Nepalese side of Mount Everest from Khumbu, a region in northeastern Nepal.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A tourist visiting Mount Vesuvius dropped his phone. Then he fell into the volcano. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A tourist trying to retrieve a lost phone fell into Mount Vesuvius on Saturday and was rescued. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2022 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:52:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dZkH5ohGHwE6cdqsVnv42G-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Mount Vesuvius is a popular destination for hikers, but some parts of the summit are off limits to the public.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Mount Vesuvius is a popular destination for hikers, but some parts of the summit are off limits to the public.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Artificial snow at Winter Olympics stands out in striking satellite image  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new image from the Landsat 8 satellite shows the contrast of artificial snow against an otherwise snowless mountain at the Winter Olympics in China. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2022 17:36:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:56:20 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CANq3q3ERHP6kzDuCVTQSc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[This image from the Landsat 8 satellite taken Jan. 29 shows the artificial snow being used for Alpine skiing and sliding sports at the Yanqing Olympic Zone northwest of Beijing.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[This image from the Landsat 8 satellite taken Jan. 29 shows the artificial snow being used for Alpine skiing and sliding sports at the Yanqing Olympic Zone northwest of Beijing.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What's the oldest mountain range in the world? (How about the youngest?) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Geologists have dated mountains all over the world, allowing them to discover some of the oldest and youngest ranges on the planet. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 06 Feb 2022 12:00:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:53:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brittney J. Miller ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RTuWrNMXFN8qrVZsCWYJxM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Sunrise over Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, which is part of the Appalachian Mountains.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Sunrise over Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, which is part of the Appalachian Mountains.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists discover lost range of 'supermountains' three times longer than the Himalayas ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists detected two ancient ranges of 'supermountains' that criss-crossed the Earth hundreds of millions of years ago — and may have jump-started animal evolution. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2022 13:50:14 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:53:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bEth2EAkEg78P9nVGxxMVo-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The ancient range of supermountains was up to three times longer than the Himalayas (seen here from space).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The ancient range of supermountains was up to three times longer than the Himalayas (seen here from space).]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Is Mount Everest really the tallest mountain on Earth? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/tallest-mountain-on-earth</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Other mountains could be considered Earth's tallest; it just depends how you measure them. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 26 Dec 2021 12:00:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:54:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joe Phelan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ddznAc8UxXSrEVKtQEYUtW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the Himalayas, but are there other mountains on Earth that have greater heights?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Mount Everest]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Neutron star 'mountains' may be blocking our view of mysterious gravitational waves ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have used computer models to predict the size of minuscule deformations, or mountains, on the surfaces of neutron stars, which are responsible for causing gravitational waves as they spin. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2021 16:52:07 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:03:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/biQz5mgTqiSBTzsLkwgxWf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A 3D visualization of a neutron star.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A 3D visualization of a neutron star.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Viral video captures fish tumbling from planes in Utah ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/viral-video-utah-mountain-lake-restock-fish.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Utah wildlife officials have restocked lakes in this way since the 1950s. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2021 16:30:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:30:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Lv7Yqk292jXPMqDn4593HZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Wildlife officials have found dropping fish from planes more effective than carrying them by foot to remote mountain lakes.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Image of plane flying over a lake with a plume of water and fish gushing from the underside]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Earth's mountains disappeared for a billion years, and then life stopped evolving ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ For a billion years Earth's mountains stopped growing, and may have starved the sea of nutrients, new research finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2021 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:36:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WFiC9hx6TT4oEuRQyfM3xe-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The supercontinent of Nuna-Rodinia broke up at the end of the Proterozoic era, ending a billion years of no new mountain formation, a new study says.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The supercontinent of Nuna-Rodinia broke up at the end of the Proterozoic era, ending a billion years of no new mountain formation, a new study says.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Air pressure makes Mount Everest 'shrink' by thousands of feet, new study finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Seasonal changes in air pressure sometimes make Mount Everest's "perceived elevation" to shrink by thousands of feet, a new study finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2020 13:33:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:09:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TqN49hraXUtnXfcKNbzUC4-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ Nicole Kucera via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Peak of Mount Everest above the clouds.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Peak of Mount Everest above the clouds.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Alps are growing taller ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Central Alps are growing "surprisingly quickly." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2020 12:00:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:10:35 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KGNBs26LkzdKRFjmUPBvK5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Jungfrau summit in the Alps]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Jungfrau summit in the Alps]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Viking 'treasure' of rare artifacts revealed on a long-lost mountain trail  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Melting ice revealed a long-lost trail in Norway that was strewn with objects dating to the Viking Age. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2020 12:52:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:54:42 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/a7FXdESrCHchaD9DgyTHjG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Mitten found at Lendbreen, made from different pieces of woven fabric. Radiocarbon-dated to the ninth century.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Mitten found at Lendbreen, made from different pieces of woven fabric. Radiocarbon-dated to the ninth century.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why Don't Mountains Grow Forever? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Imagine a world where mountains grow so high, they poke through the upper atmosphere and create a rocky maze for pilots to navigate. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 19 Oct 2019 12:52:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:36:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ysaplakoglu@livescience.com (Yasemin Saplakoglu) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Yasemin Saplakoglu ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ntFmJUZ8tw3ULD3tkBaAtf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The peak of Mount Everest is the highest point in the world.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The peak of Mount Everest is the highest point in the world.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Melting Mount Everest Ice Is Exposing a Grisly Sight: Scores of Dead Bodies ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/65072-mount-everest-melting-dead-bodies.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Melting glaciers are revealing dozens of dead bodies on the world's tallest mountain ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ysaplakoglu@livescience.com (Yasemin Saplakoglu) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Yasemin Saplakoglu ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YpJfZRgby8BF6CfQv6Rg45-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Birthplace of Earth's Continents Discovered Under These Mountains ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A missing rare-earth element points to the origin of continents. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2019 13:26:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:29:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/W26jPGVg3suqet7KQd8ufF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Our planet&#039;s continents may have formed beneath large mountain ranges like the Andes along the Chile-Bolivia border, shown here in a Terra satellite image.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Our planet&#039;s continents may have formed beneath large mountain ranges like the Andes along the Chile-Bolivia border, shown here in a Terra satellite image.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Andes Grew to Towering Heights in Two Explosive 'Growth Spurts' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As the now-iconic Andes Mountains rose skyward along the western coast of South America dozens of millions of years ago, violent volcanic activity rocked the continent, a new study finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2019 21:18:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:29:54 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nUGzhCon9Yatq6QR2q2bZX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Cuernos del Paine in Chile are part of the Andes Mountain range. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[andes]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mount St. Helens Eruption: Facts & Information ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/27553-mount-st-helens-eruption.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Picturesque Mount St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980 and remains the most destructive example of volcanic activity in the United States. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2018 22:14:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:55:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mary Bagley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pDw5YskCdFZn5LSuEWBve3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The May 18 eruption sent volcanic ash, steam, water, and debris to a height of 60,000 feet (18,288 meters), while the mountain lost 1,300 feet (396 meters) of altitude. Fifty-seven people were killed or are still missing. USGS Photograph taken on May 18, 1980, by Robert Krimmel.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The May 18 eruption sent volcanic ash, steam, water, and debris to a height of 60,000 feet (18,288 meters), while the mountain lost 1,300 feet (396 meters) of altitude. Fifty-seven people were killed or are still missing. USGS Photograph taken on May 18, ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Kilauea Volcano: Facts About the 30-Year Eruption ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ On the Big Island of Hawaii, one of the world's most active volcanoes has been spewing lava since 1983. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2018 17:34:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:54:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mary Bagley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QyGXWXKSuZMvb7nWyPhc7E-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An aerial view of the erupting Pu&#039;u &#039;O&#039;o crater on Hawaii&#039;s Kilauea volcano taken at dusk on June 29, 1983.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[kilauea]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mount Vesuvius & Pompeii: Facts & History ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The only active volcano on mainland Europe is famous for destroying the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2017 03:15:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:56:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mary Bagley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Kir773cwXo7nQ88MEYNVrT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Ruins of Pompeii with Mount Vesuvius in the background.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Pompeii, Mount Vesuvius]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Sorry, Mount Jackson: The U.K.'s New Tallest Mountain Is Ice Cold ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Country shapes are weird, so the United Kingdom's tallest mountain isn't where you'd expect. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2017 19:58:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:56:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rafi Letzter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/G6PYaL8Z64jTrLnBsVt4rA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An image shows Mount Hope from the east.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An image shows Mount Hope from the east.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Aconcagua: Highest Mountain in South America ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Andean peak is also the highest in the Western and Southern hemispheres. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 09 Dec 2017 03:36:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 08 May 2024 14:36:21 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kim Ann Zimmermann ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KA83o2xZU9ETZHFykQ82UZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The south face of Aconcagua, the highest peak in South America, at 22,841 feet (6,962 meters) above sea level.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[aconcagua]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Krakatoa Volcano: Facts About 1883 Eruption ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The eruption of the Krakatoa volcano in 1883 was one of the most deadly in modern history. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 15 Sep 2017 02:53:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:53:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mary Bagley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/a2M6ZjMDhpC4LK7urp6HcK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An 1888 lithograph of the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Krakatoa]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Where the Mountains Meet: Take a Tour of Historic Fort Bowie (Photos) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Take a trip through Fort Bowie National Historic Site and journey back into time. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2017 11:29:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 21:35:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Linda &amp; Dr. Dick Buscher ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EMrY9VVvQtiQsLic3nX6Ea-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[When arriving at the saddle of Apache Pass today, visitors will find a barren landscape with the foundations of the 74 historic buildings that once stood here and nearly a dozen adobe and stone wall ruins.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[When arriving at the saddle of Apache Pass today, visitors will find a barren landscape with the foundations of the 74 historic buildings that once stood here and nearly a dozen adobe and stone wall ruins.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ In Photos: Take a Tour of Grand Teton National Park ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Teton Mountain Range is one of the most dazzling, awe-inspiring natural places still found on the North American continent. Check out these incredible photos of Grand Teton National Park. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2017 16:28:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 21:36:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Linda &amp; Dr. Dick Buscher ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tfeKmpL47GPxRCTBphDAbk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Grand Tetons National Park is a photographer&#039;s paradise. Beautiful landscape scenes are found around every twist and turn. For those willing to take a 3/4 mile (1.2 km) hike, one of the most iconic photos within the park is of the Old Patriarch Tree which rises above the sagebrush flats with the Cathedral Group Peaks as a background. The Old Patriarch Tree is a limber pine, Pinus flexilis, and thought to be some 1,100 years old. Limber pines are famous for their twisting/turning growth patterns as they stand against the strong winds and storms that sweep across the mountain range.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[the tetons]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Denali: Facts About North America's Tallest Mountain ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Denali, formerly known as Mount McKinley, rises more than 20,000 feet above sea level. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 16 May 2017 03:34:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:03:21 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kim Ann Zimmermann ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AUujny9JfyXZfPKgAeZgy5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Denali in Alaska is the tallest mountain peak in North America. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Mount McKinley, Denali]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mount Etna: Facts About Volcano's Eruptions ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Mount Etna is Italy's largest active volcano. It is also the volcano with the longest record of continuous eruption. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2017 18:57:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:45:57 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mary Bagley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dqVChqEi9c9yLfJKQpeE4N-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Italy&#039;s Mount Etna glows as lava pours down its flanks.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[mount etna latest eruption, italy volcano news, etna news, mount etna eruptions, volcanoes in Europe, latest eruptions, most active volcanoes]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New Pyramid in Antarctica? Not Quite, Say Geologists ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An Antarctic mountain with a unique, pyramid-like shape is suddenly internet-famous, with theorists contemplating its origin. Some are wondering whether an ancient civilization created it, and others are speculating about the involvement of aliens. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/w9W4hnWuNoSikgrJXY3kJ7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This Antarctic mountain bears a striking resemblance to a pyramid.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Pyramid-mountain-Antarctica]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Tallest Mountain in US Arctic Crowned ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New mapping technique settles 50-year debate over the U.S. Arctic's highest peak. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kacey Deamer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7rBn9ffCYSrNBP4EWeH6T7-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A 3D visualization of Mount Isto, the newly determined tallest peak in the U.S. Arctic.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[mt-isto-arctic-peak-fodar]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Photos: A Rare Snow Leopard Is Collared in Kyrgyzstan ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A snow leopard was recently collared in the mountainous reaches of Kyrgyzstan, the second ever to be collared in the country. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2016 17:30:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:25:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CkDr6RgQPMV4DQWZcXi5DR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Denali's Digits: North America's Tallest Peak 'Shrinks' by 10 Feet ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Not to worry, Denali is still North America's tallest peak. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2015 20:14:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:36:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeanna Bryner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LagBGFruX8EKpZmVDPyTBR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A view of Denali snapped by the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on the Landsat 8 satellite on June 15, 2015.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view of Denali snapped by the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on the Landsat 8 satellite on June 15, 2015.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mt. Everest: Why Do People Keep Climbing It? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Despite tales of overcrowding, fighting and tragedy, hundreds of people continue to try to summit Everest every year. What's the appeal? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2014 21:30:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 03 Nov 2022 10:58:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emily Sohn ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YwvJNjbxczznuhoukpgbzJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mountainous Fib: Andes Lie About Their Age ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New research into the height of a very remote Andean plateau reveals just the latest surprise from the Earth's second-greatest mountain belt. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2014 18:36:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:24:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Larry O&#039;Hanlon ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ujDRMY8eYJRmzN2bWgBqFW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[ChungarÃ¡ Lake and Parinacota volcano, Lauca National Park, Chile.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[andes mountains, age, geology, chungar lake]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hunting Uncharted Undersea Mountains, From Space ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/43838-hunting-uncharted-undersea-mountains-from-space.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The oceans are a lot more uncharted than our maps would have us believe. New satellite technology can help fill in the seafloor gaps. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2014 16:30:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:24:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Larry O&#039;Hanlon ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uetoBW6chZ2zgZmvuwePMe-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[ These large seamounts in the Western Pacific have only been detected by satellites. They are more than 3 kilometers tall and basically uncharted. The red dots highlight their summit location. In 2005, the nuclear submarine USS San Francisco ran aground on one of these uncharted seamounts and almost sank. So now the Navy has a &quot;red dots&quot; mapping program to survey all these potentially shallow areas.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Seamounts in the Western Pacific]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Light in Cloud Forests Can Outshine a Sunny Day ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Cloud forests actually may see brighter light levels than sunny forest expanses, but despite this are surprisingly tolerant of drought, new research finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Dec 2013 18:43:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 14 Oct 2022 14:31:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kMu2dshXcoYgUYpYbGKXx7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Mid-morning peak in light rainfall appears as clouds and fog at Purchase Knob in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Light rainfall is the most reliable and most frequent form of rainfall in the region, contributing 50 to 60 percent of the total precipitation over a year. Light rain is no less than the lifeline of freshwater resources for the landscape&#039;s ecosystems.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[rainfall, climate change]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mountains Crumbled When Earth Cooled ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A big chill 2 million years ago bred glaciers that scoured mountains across the planet, pouring trillions of tons of mud into the oceans. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2013 18:11:15 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:55:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Becky Oskin ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qPzaCWuUVvLTVt8tBjrFcN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A photograph taken in southern Tibet shows glaciers carving valleys and creating large piles of sediment. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Tibet glaciers]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Carstensz Pyramid: Oceania's Highest Mountain ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/41314-carstensz-pyramid.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Carstensz Pyramid rises 16,024 feet above the Indonesian jungle. It is the highest island peak in the world. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2013 04:49:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:05:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kim Ann Zimmermann ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mQ7ah38fLHJnYLBb8k2JED-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Alfindra Primaldhi.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Carstensz Pyramid rises 16,024 feet above the Indonesian jungle. It is the highest island peak in the world.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[carstensz pyramid, puncak jaya]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mount Vinson: Antarctica's Highest Mountain ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/41122-mount-vinson-antarcticas-highest-mountain.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Mount Vinson is the eighth-highest mountain in the world. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2013 22:43:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:05:54 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kim Ann Zimmermann ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cQyPYVusEAvZHmyTM3YJkm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Mount Vinson is the highest peak in Antarctica, with an elevation of 16,066 feet (4,897 meters).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[NASA IceBridge, Antarctica]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mount Elbrus: Facts About Europe's Highest Mountain ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Mount Elbrus is in the Caucasus Range, the mountains that separate Europe and Asia. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 01 Nov 2013 22:31:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:01:21 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kim Ann Zimmermann ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/F89hZTBM68FmFCPVEfmkA8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Mount Elbrus, the highest mountain in Europe, rises to 18,510 feet (5,642 meters).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Mount Elbrus]]></media:text>
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