Mount Everest standing proud, but became smaller after the earthquake

Mount Everest is standing proud and tall, but 2.8 centimeters smaller than it used to be.

Nepal’s capital Kathmandu was lifted 1 meter after the deadly earthquake last month.

Mount Everest is standing proud and tall, but 2.8 centimeters smaller than it used to be.

Nepal’s capital Kathmandu was lifted 1 meter after the deadly earthquake last month.

This is according to Europe’s Sentinel-1A radar satellite, which passed over the affected area on Wednesday, a day after the 7.8-magnitude quake.

The lowering is explained by a relief of strain in the Earthโ€™s crust, it said citing UNAVCO, a nonprofit geoscience research consortium.

The satellite data is still raw and will be analyzed by teams of scientists over the next few weeks.

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