1. A Perspective of the Cumulative Risks from Climate Change on Mt. Everest: Findings from the 2019 Expedition
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Kimberley R. Miner, Kenny Broad, Heather Clifford, Ananta Prasad Gajurel, Imogen E. Napper, John C. Priscu, Paul Andrew Mayewski, Mariusz Potocki, Corey Jaskolski, Mary Hubbard, and Wei Li
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Pollution ,Watershed ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Climate change ,lcsh:Medicine ,Review ,010501 environmental sciences ,01 natural sciences ,Humans ,pollution ,Ice Cover ,Water pollution ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,media_common ,risk ,Mt. Everest ,Glacier melt ,Altitude ,Perspective (graphical) ,lcsh:R ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Landslide ,Human waste ,Mountaineering ,Geography ,climate change ,Expeditions ,Physical geography - Abstract
In 2019, the National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Everest expedition successfully retrieved the greatest diversity of scientific data ever from the mountain. The confluence of geologic, hydrologic, chemical and microbial hazards emergent as climate change increases glacier melt is significant. We review the findings of increased opportunity for landslides, water pollution, human waste contamination and earthquake events. Further monitoring and policy are needed to ensure the safety of residents, future climbers, and trekkers in the Mt. Everest watershed.
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- 2021