🚨 Everest Is a Bellwether
Everest is more than a mountain — it’s a barometer for environmental change. The discoveries highlighted here are interconnected, pointing to a rapidly shifting world:
Climate change is no longer a distant threat. It’s measurable at elevations above 8,000 meters.
Biodiversity shifts show species moving beyond their usual limits.
Pollution reaches even the planet’s highest point.
Historic artifacts are freed from ice that once held them for generations.
In short, the world’s tallest mountain is telling us a story — and it’s not a comfortable one.
8. Climbing, Conservation, and the Ethical Question
There’s another side to this narrative: the human presence on Everest.
With tens of thousands of climbers attempting the summit each decade, the mountain has become something closer to a tourist attraction than a pristine wilderness. The accumulation of gear, waste, and human impact at base camps and higher camps has prompted calls for stricter environmental protections.
And those calls are becoming more urgent every year.
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