Climate change 'ruining' Everest
November 17, 2004
Environmentalists are calling for Mount Everest to be put on a UN danger list because of global warming.
Melting glaciers have swollen lakes and increased the risk of catastrophic flooding in the Himalayas, they say.
The move to save the world's highest peak is part of a new campaign to force reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide.
The BBC News site has further information.
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