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Climbers’ Urine Threatens Everest Glacier

From Utusan Malaysia · () Malay

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  • Nepalese researchers warned that climbers’ urine could threaten the Khumbu Glacier on Mount Everest.
  • They said the urine detected at the glacier could melt more than 150 tonnes of ice at base camp.

Climbers’ urine is threatening the Khumbu Glacier on Mount Everest, according to a warning from researchers at Nepal’s Survey Department.

The researchers found that urine left on the ice could melt more than 150 tonnes of ice at base camp. The Khumbu Glacier lies at an altitude of 5,363 metres and is described as the world’s highest glacier.

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