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Paolo Bosonin

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Paolo is a journalist covering climate change, money and geopolitics.

July 19, 2023

What Everest tells us about climate changeClimate Risks
An icefall doctor, whose job is to make the climbing routes as safest as possible, stands in front of the the Khumbu Icefalls glaciers on the Mount Everest as a helicopter flies in the background, in this video still

To understand how the acceleration of climate change is unfolding around the globe, scientists are looking at Mount Everest. As temperatures on the Himalayan peaks rise faster than in other parts of the world - due to a phenomenon called elevation-dependent warming - the icemelt on the planet’s highest glaciers is upending many aspects of life in the region.

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