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NPR cites new Everest research in story about glaciers shrinking

In a story about glaciers across the world shrinking, cited a new University of º£½ÇÉçÇø-led study that revealed that melting and sublimation on Mount Everest’s highest glacier due to human-induced climate change have reached the point that several decades of accumulation are being lost annually now that ice has been exposed. Paul Mayewski, director of the Uº£½ÇÉçÇø Climate Change Institute and co-author of the new study, told NPR that the glacier, called the South Col glacier, is expected to disappear in about 30 years. , , , , , , and shared the NPR report.