A GES collaboration between Professor Ehlers, Dr. Falkowski, and Dr. Eizenhoefer recently published a breakthrough article in Science Advances explaining how drainage basin capture events lead to the formation of the high-relief canyons on the flanks of the Andes. The manuscript explores the competing controls of climate, tectonics, and surface processes on the formation of topography in the world’s second-largest mountain range.  More information here: https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adz9285

 

First published: 10 November 2025