Climate Change At Everest 70 Years After First Ascent - Videos from ... - The Weather Channel
Climate Change At Everest 70 Years After First Ascent - Videos from The Weather Channel
Climate Change At Everest 70 Years After First Ascent
May 27, 2023
May 29, 2023, marks the 70th anniversary of the first-ever confirmed, successful ascent of Mount Everest. But, climbers making the trek today will find a changed landscape compared to the once seen by Sir Edward Hillary in 1953. Climate change has taken its toll on the famous mountain, experts say. Sherpas who live and work near the mountain say they’ve seen the landscape change within their lifetimes. One study indicated that Everest’s largest glacier may be disappearing at the pace of a decade’s worth of melting each year.
Climate
Trending Today
Allergy
Latest Weather
Safety & Prep
Pets
Travel
Health
Related Knowledge Center: Climate science
What began as a theory in the 1890s — that industrial emissions of carbon dioxide could increase global temperatures — had progressed to a scientific fact a century later. Scientists across a range of disciplines are studying the impact of the still-growing concentration of carbon dioxide and other so-called “greenhouse gases” in the atmosphere as they call for industrial and governmental policies to slow, then halt, the warming of the planet.