3-27-2019
BELLINGHAM, Wash. — A team led by a scientist from Western Washington University is in the Mount Everest region to study how pollution has impacted the Himalayan mountains and glaciers that are melting due to global warming.
The scientists led by Dr. John All plan to spend the next two months in the region collecting samples and studying the ice, snow and vegetation.
Dr. All tells the Associated Press they want to find out how climate change has affected vegetation and water availability for people in the region.
In May, the team will try to climb Everest and its sister peak Mount Lhotse.
Dr. All summited Everest following a research expedition in 2009, and was hurt when he fell into a crevasse on a different mountain in 2014.
The team plans to share the samples, data and studies with local university and government agencies in Nepal to compare with data the professor collected on a 2009 visit. https://t.co/zwFhKx8VZG
— NBC Connecticut (@NBCConnecticut) March 27, 2019