Active Glacial Flashcards
Antarctica attracts how many tourists per year?
40,000
How many people visited the Artic in 1990?
1 million
How many people visited the Artic in 2014?
2 million
How many cruise ships visited Svalbard in 2015?
50
How many cruise ships visit Svalbard in 2020?
200
Greenland tourism levels have increased by what % since 2004?
400
When was the Antartic treaty signed?
1959
How many countries and researchers took part in scientific research?
60 and 10,000
How much has scientific research cost?
$1.5 billion
What has research looked at?
Global climate change (by looking at ice cores)
In Iceland, which volcano is beneath which ice caps?
The Grimsvotn volcano and the Vatnajokull ice caps
The melting of the Vatnajokull ice caps came the creation of what?
A subglacial lake within the cauldron of the Grimsvotn volcano
What is the total discharge of the Vantajokull lake?
3.5 km³
How often does the Vantajokull lake drain?
3-6 years
When the Vantajokull lake drained, how much damage did it cause?
US$15 million
What % of Nepalese forest remains?
30%
When was Sagarmatha National Park created in Nepal?
1976
How many visitors does the Sagarmatha National Park recive each year?
100,000
How many kg’s of rubbish does each person generate whilst climbing mountain everest?
8kg
In 2019 the Nepali government launched a scheme to remove how many kg of rubbish from the mountain.
10,000kg
Name a NGO lead by the Sherpa’s to keep the region clean
Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee
