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Freddie Wilkinson: On a divided Mount Everest, climate cooperation is being tested

Freddie Wilkinson: On a divided Mount Everest, climate cooperation is being tested

China and Nepal have both established unmanned weather stations high on the world’s tallest mountain.
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Unraveling the mysteries hidden in vast glacier caves

Unraveling the mysteries hidden in vast glacier caves

A group of scientists and adventure athletes are venturing into icy labyrinths to study their relationships with glacial melting and climate change.
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oxygen rises with temperature on Everest
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Everest summits may become easier due to climate change

As the world warms, the amount of oxygen at the top of earth's highest peak is increasing. That could make it easier to summit without using supplemental oxygen.
Bend central oregon glaciers climate impacts
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Shrinking glaciers could impact life in Central Oregon

When Peter Keane started running mountaineering tours in the Cascades 30 years ago he helped climbers summit peaks well into August. These days he has to stop running his trips in early July due to the glaciers melting away in the summer sun.

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Climate change is melting the French Alps, say mountaineers

Permafrost ‘cement’ is evaporating, making rocks unstable and prone to collapse with many trails now deemed too dangerous to use
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