ScienceDaily (Apr. 27, 2011) — A team of scientists led by Rice University has figured out why the Colorado Plateau -- a 130,000-square-mile region that straddles Colorado, Utah, Arizona and New Mexico -- is rising even while parts of its lower crust appear to be falling. The massive, tectonically stable region of the western United States has long puzzled geologists.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/04/110427131812.htm
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