Everest’s highest glacier to disappear in middle of this century
- February 9, 2022
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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Everest’s highest glacier to disappear in middle of this century
TOPIC: Geography
Context- It has been estimated that the ice in the South Col glacier located at an elevation of 8,020 metres is thinning at a rate of nearly two-metre per year.
Concept-
- As per The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Everest has been losing ice significantly since the late 1990s.
- It has been estimated that the ice in the South Col glacier located at an elevation of 8,020 metres is thinning at a rate of nearly two-metre per year, the report said.
- Glaciers in the Himalayas make a significant contribution to water resources for millions of people.
- These glaciers feed world’s 10 most important river systems.
Mt Everest:
- Mt Everest stands on the border between China and Nepal.
- Mt Everest is known as Sagarmatha in Nepal while in China it is called Mt Qomolangma, the Tibetan name for the world’s highest peak with a height of 8848.86 m.
The South Col Glacier:
- South Col Glacier is a sharp-edged col between Mount Everest and Lhotse.
- It is typically swept by high winds, which leaves it free of significant snow accumulation.
- It is around 7,900 metres above sea level and a kilometre below the peak of world’s highest mountain.