The planet is warming, from North Pole to South Pole,
and everywhere in between. Globally, the mercury is already up more than 1
degree Fahrenheit (0.8 degree Celsius), and even more in sensitive polar
regions. And the effects of rising temperatures aren’t waiting for some
far-flung future. They’re happening right now. Signs are appearing all over,
and some of them are surprising. The heat is not only melting glaciers and sea
ice, it’s also shifting precipitation patterns and setting animals on the move.
Mount Everest (also known in Nepal as Sagarmatha and
in Tibet as Qomolangma) is the Earth's highest mountain.
It is located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas located
in Nepal. Its peak is 8,848 metres (29,029 ft) above sea level and is
the 5th furthest point from the center of the Earth. The international
border between China and Nepal runs across the precise summit point.
Its massif includes neighboring peaks Lhotse, 8,516 m
(27,940 ft); Nuptse, 7,855 m (25,771 ft) and Changtse,
7,580 m (24,870 ft).
Even a very small
increase in temperature could change the climate of Mount Everest. Melting ice
and snow could cause glacial lakes to burst, which would lead to extensive
flooding. Melting glaciers could cause rockslides and avalanches that would be
a danger to the fragile ecosystem on the mountain. The melting glaciers would
also change the quantity of fresh water stored and produced on the mountain.
Lack of fresh water would endanger plant and animal life in the valleys below. Loss
of glaciers and snow would change the appearance of Mount Everest from a
snow-covered landscape to a rocky mountain peak with patches of snow.
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