The centuries-old snow on Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain peak, is melting in large quantities every year. In a new study published in the journal Climate and Atmospheric Science, the reason for this has been attributed to climate change. According to scientists, we may get to see its fatal consequences in the coming time.
According to research, the ice of the South Kol Glacier on Mount Everest, which took about 2,000 years to freeze, melted in 25 years due to climate change. This simply means that glaciers on the mountain are melting about 80 times faster than they were forming.
The study revealed that the melting of glaciers started in the 1950s. But the mountain has suffered the most damage since the 1990s. According to scientists, 180 feet of ice of South Coal Glacier has melted in the last 25 years.
The effect of climate change happening on every corner of the earth Climate change
caused by humans is affecting every corner of the world. In the year 2019, mountaineers, including 6 researchers from Maine University, started research on the glacier of Mount Everest. The team collected samples from a 10-metre-long piece of ice. His aim was to find an answer to the question whether climate change has reached the highest point on Earth. The study’s lead scientist, Paul Mayewski, says he got the answer as yes.
Scientists believe that the melting of the glaciers of Everest is very bad news for the world. Due to this, the cases of disasters like avalanches and drought can increase. About 1.6 billion people depend on these mountain ranges for drinking water. This water is also used for irrigation and hydro power.
Scientists ignore Everest, in the
study it has been said that on a global scale, scientists do research on glaciers around the world, but no one pays much attention to the glacier of the world’s highest peak. There is a need to do more research on the glaciers of Mount Everest, so that we can be prepared to avoid disasters in the coming times.
