A Perspective of the Cumulative Risks from Climate Change on Mt. Everest: Findings from the 2019 Expedition

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 signific...

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Autores principales: Miner, Kimberley R., Mayewski, Paul Andrew, Hubbard, Mary, Broad, Kenny, Clifford, Heather, Napper, Imogen, Gajurel, Ananta, Jaskolski, Corey, Li, Wei, Potocki, Mariusz, Priscu, John
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7922742/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33671205
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041928
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author Miner, Kimberley R.
Mayewski, Paul Andrew
Hubbard, Mary
Broad, Kenny
Clifford, Heather
Napper, Imogen
Gajurel, Ananta
Jaskolski, Corey
Li, Wei
Potocki, Mariusz
Priscu, John
author_facet Miner, Kimberley R.
Mayewski, Paul Andrew
Hubbard, Mary
Broad, Kenny
Clifford, Heather
Napper, Imogen
Gajurel, Ananta
Jaskolski, Corey
Li, Wei
Potocki, Mariusz
Priscu, John
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description 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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spelling pubmed-79227422021-03-03 A Perspective of the Cumulative Risks from Climate Change on Mt. Everest: Findings from the 2019 Expedition Miner, Kimberley R. Mayewski, Paul Andrew Hubbard, Mary Broad, Kenny Clifford, Heather Napper, Imogen Gajurel, Ananta Jaskolski, Corey Li, Wei Potocki, Mariusz Priscu, John Int J Environ Res Public Health Review 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. MDPI 2021-02-17 2021-02 /pmc/articles/PMC7922742/ /pubmed/33671205 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041928 Text en © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
spellingShingle Review
Miner, Kimberley R.
Mayewski, Paul Andrew
Hubbard, Mary
Broad, Kenny
Clifford, Heather
Napper, Imogen
Gajurel, Ananta
Jaskolski, Corey
Li, Wei
Potocki, Mariusz
Priscu, John
A Perspective of the Cumulative Risks from Climate Change on Mt. Everest: Findings from the 2019 Expedition
title A Perspective of the Cumulative Risks from Climate Change on Mt. Everest: Findings from the 2019 Expedition
title_full A Perspective of the Cumulative Risks from Climate Change on Mt. Everest: Findings from the 2019 Expedition
title_fullStr A Perspective of the Cumulative Risks from Climate Change on Mt. Everest: Findings from the 2019 Expedition
title_full_unstemmed A Perspective of the Cumulative Risks from Climate Change on Mt. Everest: Findings from the 2019 Expedition
title_short A Perspective of the Cumulative Risks from Climate Change on Mt. Everest: Findings from the 2019 Expedition
title_sort perspective of the cumulative risks from climate change on mt. everest: findings from the 2019 expedition
topic Review
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7922742/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33671205
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041928
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