Novel mechanism to explain high elevation of Denver area

[Panich52]

Novel mechanism to explain high elevation of Denver area

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Researchers have proposed a new way to explain how the High Plains got so high. Water trapped deep below Earth's crust may have flooded the lower crust, creating buoyancy and lift.


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So if drought continues long-term in western US and we keep tapping aquifers, will Denver lose some of its Rocky Mountain High?

[Fortinbras Armstrong]

1. I thought Denver was so high because it's in the bloody Rocky Mountains.

[Warpy]

2. Going west, what looks flat is actually increasing in elevation

very gradually, so that by the time you see mountains in the distance, you're already at least 4000 feet above sea level. The whole tectonic plate is sitting cockeyed.

Geology is right in front of you out in the desert southwest, sedimentary rock broken and uplifted to the east and volcanic cones, calderas, and basalt escarpments to the west, unhidden by vegetation and minimally weathered.

[NV Whino]

3. Not to worry

With the new marajuana laws, Denver will always be high.

[hunter]

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