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Everest Photographs Show Global Warming's Effects

THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2007

Two photographs of the ice formations around Mount Everest that were taken four decades apart provide a glaring sign of global warming in action.

The photographs were released by Greenpeace yesterday. The first photograph, which was taken in 1968 by the Chinese Academy in Sciences, show a long valley with ice towers shooting up to 20 meters. This is the Rongbuk Glacier, which is the biggest glacier on the northern slopes of Mount Everest. The second photograph, which was taken last April 29 by Green Peace, shows the Rongbuk Glacier without its ice towers.

Li Yan, a member of the Greenpeace expedition team, says that the disappearance of the ice towers is the most significant sign of global warming in the Himalayas. The melting glacier is also posing threats to the livelihoods of many people. Lakes have been created, which could flood the areas around it. Farmers around the area, moreover, have already related that they experience less rain and hotter temperatures.

For more information, read the full news story at www.theage.com.au.

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