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Mt Everest's Snow Cover Receded By 150 Metres This Winter, Show Satellite Images
A 'rising snow line' -- in which snow melts at lower heights, forcing the snow line boundary up a mountainside -- is suggestive of a warming climate.
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Nepal Contemplates Shifting Everest Base Camp As Glacier Melts
The Nepal government is contemplating shifting the base camp of Mount Everest as global warming and human activity are making the current location unsafe, a senior official said in Kathmandu on Friday.
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Melting Glaciers Reveal Murder And Misfortune
Global warming has caused the world's oceans to rise as glaciers melt due to rising temperatures. These melting glaciers around the world have had an unexpected consequence - they are helping police recover the remains of several missing persons.
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Melting Glaciers Are Exposing Bodies Of Dead Climbers On Mount Everest
With the melting of glaciers and snow due to high temperatures, Mount Everest expedition operators are finding more and more bodies of climbers on and around the world's highest peak
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Climate Change, Crowding Imperil Iconic Route To Top Of Mount Everest
As climbers begin to reach the summit of Mount Everest, some veterans are avoiding the Nepali side of the world's highest peak because melting ice and crowds have made its famed Khumbu Icefall too dangerous.
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Nepal Seeks To Drain Giant Glacial Lake Near Mount Everest
Nepali soldiers have kicked off efforts to partially drain a giant glacial lake near Mount Everest, fearing possible flooding that could threaten the lives of thousands, an army official said Friday.
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Mt Everest's Snow Cover Receded By 150 Metres This Winter, Show Satellite Images
A 'rising snow line' -- in which snow melts at lower heights, forcing the snow line boundary up a mountainside -- is suggestive of a warming climate.
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Nepal Contemplates Shifting Everest Base Camp As Glacier Melts
The Nepal government is contemplating shifting the base camp of Mount Everest as global warming and human activity are making the current location unsafe, a senior official said in Kathmandu on Friday.
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Melting Glaciers Reveal Murder And Misfortune
Global warming has caused the world's oceans to rise as glaciers melt due to rising temperatures. These melting glaciers around the world have had an unexpected consequence - they are helping police recover the remains of several missing persons.
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Melting Glaciers Are Exposing Bodies Of Dead Climbers On Mount Everest
With the melting of glaciers and snow due to high temperatures, Mount Everest expedition operators are finding more and more bodies of climbers on and around the world's highest peak
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Climate Change, Crowding Imperil Iconic Route To Top Of Mount Everest
As climbers begin to reach the summit of Mount Everest, some veterans are avoiding the Nepali side of the world's highest peak because melting ice and crowds have made its famed Khumbu Icefall too dangerous.
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Nepal Seeks To Drain Giant Glacial Lake Near Mount Everest
Nepali soldiers have kicked off efforts to partially drain a giant glacial lake near Mount Everest, fearing possible flooding that could threaten the lives of thousands, an army official said Friday.
