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Climate Change Could Melt Everest Regions Glaciers
2015-05-27 23:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: The Dudh Koshi basin spans 1 million acres and includes some of world's tallest peaks including Mount Everest. Glaciers tumble down from the highest reaches to the valleys below, shaping the landscape and culture of the region. But climate change has the region primed for a major meltdown. A new study published in The Cryosphere shows that by 2100, the jagged tongues of ice that define the region could shrink by 70 percent or greater as the region warms. More than a bucket list item for mountaineers,...
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Scientists warn Everest glaciers at risk of disappearing
2015-05-27 12:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Glaciers in the Everest region could shrink at least 70 percent or even disappear entirely by the end of the century as a result of climate change, scientists warned on Wednesday. Researchers in Nepal, the Netherlands and France studied weather patterns on the roof of the world and then created a model of conditions on Everest to determine the future impact of rising temperatures on its glaciers. "The worst-case scenario shows a 99 percent loss in glacial mass... but even if we start to slow...
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Quake triggers Everest avalanche, climbers at risk
2015-04-25 13:23:51| IT Services - Topix.net
Agence France-Presse reporter Ammu Kannampilly , and Nepalese guide Pasang Sherpa stand on a ridge over a valley leading north into the Khumbu region as they try to get a clear view of Mt. Everest on April 18, 2015.
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Climb Mt. Everest on Google Street View
2015-03-12 18:02:15| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
The world's tallest peak is now open to armchair visitors.
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Resolutions kept: She climbed Mount Everest in steps
2014-12-29 00:53:40| Chemicals - Topix.net
Janine Quitter climbed the equivalent of Mount Everest this year. The 56-year-old Shoreview woman heard about a business that encouraged employees to get in shape by challenging them to climb 58,070 stairs steps, the equivalent of scaling all 29,000 feet of the world's most famous mountain -- minus the altitude.
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