Category Climate Change

Where Has the Snow Gone?

Snow—a priceless symbol of mountain and a important resource for ecosystems, water supplies, and local communities—is vanishing at an alarming rate. Across the globe, mountains are experiencing unprecedented changes in their snow cover due to the far-reaching impacts of climate…

Nepalese sherpa climbers posing after collecting garbage from the Everest clean-up expedition at Everest Base Camp. (Image Source: Getty)

Largest Clean-up on Everest

The Guinness World Records lists the “largest clean-up on Everest” as a 45-day effort by 12 Sherpas between April and May of 2019, collecting a whopping 22,879 pounds of garbage, as well as four dead bodies left on the mountain.…