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To understand how the acceleration of climate change is unfolding around the globe, scientists are looking at Mount Everest.

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English: To understand how the acceleration of climate change is unfolding around the globe, scientists are looking at Mount Everest. As temperatures on the Himalayan peaks rise faster than in other parts of the world - due to a phenomenon called elevation-dependent warming - the icemelt on the planet’s highest glaciers is upending many aspects of life in the region.

For climbers and tourists, the risks posed by avalanches and other climate-related accidents keep growing: 2023 has already been one of the deadliest years on record on Everest. For local Sherpa communities, warming impacts are bringing personal danger and economic harm, including a lack of water for agriculture and a bigger threat of large-scale flooding and glacial lake outbursts.

We traveled to the iconic mountain range to see how the climate crisis is unfolding, and what lessons we can learn from the top of the world.
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Media of the day This file was selected as the media of the day for 25 October 2025. It was captioned as follows:
English: A video by Context News describing the impacts of climate change on Mount Everest and the surrounding Himalayas, and the downstream impacts on communities that use that water and what can be learned from it as temperatures on the Himalayan peaks rise faster than in other parts of the world.
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English: A video by Context News describing the impacts of climate change on Mount Everest and the surrounding Himalayas, and the downstream impacts on communities that use that water and what can be learned from it as temperatures on the Himalayan peaks rise faster than in other parts of the world.

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