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Climate change to blame for up to 17 deaths on Mount Everest, experts say
Experts say this is likely to be one of the deadliest years on record on Mount Everest, with variable weather caused by climate change being blamed as one of the main reasons for the deaths of up to 17 people.
Freddie Wilkinson: On a divided Mount Everest, climate cooperation is being tested
China and Nepal have both established unmanned weather stations high on the world’s tallest mountain.
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Unraveling the mysteries hidden in vast glacier caves
A group of scientists and adventure athletes are venturing into icy labyrinths to study their relationships with glacial melting and climate change.
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A water crisis looms for 270 million people as South Asia’s glaciers shrink
Melting ice is crucial to the thirsty Indus River region. But now the flow is projected to decline, posing risks for agriculture and a growing population.
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As Himalayas warm, Nepal’s climate migrants struggle to survive
Pushed out of their village by a drought and lack of food, a group of Nepalis are fighting to amplify the voices of those forced to relocate by the planet’s warming.
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Glaciers of the Himalaya and other South Asian mountain ranges are melting
The ice that has long defined South Asia's mountain ranges is dissolving into massive new lakes, raising the specter of catastrophic flooding.
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Mount Everest clean-up team picks up 3 tonnes of garbage
A special team has been tasked with cleaning up the world's highest mountain, littered with garbage from decades of commercial mountaineering.
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