A dream for many climbers Mount Everest has many heroic stories and legends. But now this symbol of Nepal and the whole region is a serious threat due to global warming.
The UN Secretary General, Antonu Guterres, visited the area near Mount Everest and commented on the true state of this famous top. He stated that from May 2022 to October 2023, the Himalayas glaciers were thawed 65% faster than in the previous decade. This striking acceleration of the melting process is a serious threat to the surrounding regions.
According to climatologists, over the last 100 years the average temperature of the Earth has increased by 0.74 ° C. However, the region of Himalayas of South Asia faces even more significant warming than the average global performance.
Over the past few decades, glaciers in Nepal, imprisoned between two major carbon countries-India and China, have lost almost a third of their volume. This accelerated melting threatens to lead to serious consequences.
Anthony Guterres called for action, emphasizing that the melting of glaciers would raise the water level in lakes and rivers, which, in turn, can cause landslides and floods, threatening whole communities. The rising level of water in the seas will also cause anxiety as it will lead to the flooding of the coasts and the threat of coastal areas.
The UN Secretary -General has ended his call for action, urging the world leaders to limit the increase in global temperature to 1.5 ° C to prevent the "worst climate chaos".
According to scientists, Ginduukush-Gimalayi glaciers, if nothing is used, can lose up to 75% of their volume by the end of the century due to global warming. This threatens events such as dangerous floods and water lack for more than 240 million people living in mountainous areas.
Returning climbers report that Everest has become dry and gray. Today, this mountaineering icon is threatened, and the world must unite in order to protect this unique corner of nature and its majestic glaciers from complete disappearance.
