Mt. Everest’s highest glacier lost 2,000 years worth of ice since the 1990s

Even the glaciers on Mount Everest are not safe from climate change, new research suggests.  In a record-setting study, a team of scientists scaled the world’s highest peak to monitor the mountain’s highest-altitude glacier — the South Col Glacier, standing nearly 26,000 feet (8,000 meters) above sea level — for signs of climate-related ice loss. … Read more

Everest’s Highest Glacier Lost 2,000 Years of Ice in Just 25 Years, Says New Study

The climate crisis enveloping Earth impacts the lowest depths of the sea and the most remote parts of the planet. And new research shows that it’s also causing change at the highest points of the world.   Scientists studying South Col – Mount Everest’s highest glacier – have reported that rapid ice loss is occurring … Read more