尼泊尔大地震后喜马拉雅山矮了1米_时事

尼泊尔大地震后喜马拉雅山矮了1米

The height of a swathe of the Himalayas has dropped by around one metre as a result of the devastating Nepal earthquake, scientists say.

科学家指出，在尼泊尔大地震后，喜马拉雅山脉下降了大约1米。

But they add that the drop will roughly be balanced by slow uplift due to tectonic activity.

但是他们补充道，下降的1米大致会由地质构造活动缓慢的抬升来粗略达到平衡。

And they have yet to analyse satellite images of the region in which the most famous Himalayan peak - Everest - is located.

不过他们尚未分析最著名的喜马拉雅山脉高峰这一地区的卫星图像。

However, there continues to be debate over exactly how tall Everest is.

然而，关于珠穆朗玛峰到底多高还是争论不休。

"The primary stretch that had its height dropped is a 80-100km stretch of the Langtang Himal (to the northwest of the capital, Kathmandu)," said Richard Briggs, a research geologist with the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

美国地质勘探局(USGS)的研究地质学家理查德·布里格斯说道：“此次地震主要影响了绵延80-100公里的(加德满都首都西北面)蓝塘峰群，其高度有所下降。

The Langtang range is the region where many locals and trekkers are still missing, presumed dead, after the avalanches and landslides that were triggered by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake on 25 April.