The influence of climate on mountain building has long been debated. A reconstruction for the past 25 million years suggests coincidence of Himalayan erosion and monsoon intensification, hinting at a causal relationship.
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West, A. Mountains and monsoons. Nature Geosci 1, 814–815 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo369
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