Changes in the rate of glacier thawing would threaten this water supply, which is routinely used for irrigation, sanitation and hydropower purposes, particularly in the mountain foothills. The ...

Using a method developed by his father and perfected at home in the Canadian Rockies, Wheeler was able to create the first map of Everest and one that is still in use today. Watch Wheeler’s Everest.

Scientists are taking an urgent trip to Mount Everest to explore why the ice of one of the mountain’s most iconic glaciers is ...

Scientists are taking an urgent trip to Mount Everest to explore why the ice of one of the mountain’s most iconic glaciers is so close to melting. If the researchers acquire the data they hope ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Researchers are investigating why the ice of a glacier on Mount Everest is near the melting point despite sub-freezing air temperatures. They hypothesize that ...

The Everest researchers hope their work will give them a new understanding of processes and changes that are relevant for all glaciers in similar settings world-wide and indicate the extent to ...

A team of researchers is making final preparations for a trip to Mount Everest in Nepal next month to explore why the ice of one of the mountain’s most iconic glaciers is so close to the melting ...