Glaciers Casestudies Flashcards
When was Sagarmatha Park established in Nepal?
1976
How many people visited Everest in 2014?
37,000
How many Sherpa people live in Everest?
6000
What % of Buddhists believe that deities inhabit caves, mountains and forests?
93%
Impacts to Sagarmatha National Park
- Footpath erosion
- Construction of illegal trails
- Water pollution
- Greater demand for forest products
- Increased demand of hotels and lodges
How many people reach Everest’s summit?
6000
What % of people who reach Everest’ summit are guided?
90% - generates revenue
In 2013, researchers at uni of Milan found that glaciers around Everest had shrunk by what % in the past 50 years?
13%
Less than what % of Nepal’s natural forest remains?
30%
Strategies to protect Sagarmatha National Park?
Plant nurseries, projects to build (schools, hospitals, roads), banning goats (less grazing to expose soil to erosion), use kerosene for cooking
Zermatt in Switzerland contains which famous pyramidal peak?
The Matterhorn
How many people visit Zermatt every year?
2 million
How many people live in Zermatt?
6000
How high does the population of Zermatt reach during skiing season?
35,000
Sustainability of Zermatt?
Town is car-free, Matterhorn Glacier Paradise uses renewable energy, new youth hostel uses solar energy, several hotels use geothermal energy
Zermatt Barobannen
1 million Swiss francs were set aside per year for environmental projects
How many protected forests does Zermatt have?
6
How many wildlife sanctuaries does Zermatt have?
10
In 2010, what was there a proposal for in Zermatt?
A 2000 space carpark
Environmental degradation in Zermatt?
- Urbanisation
- Increase noise and vehicle emissions
- Expansions of ski areas (preparation of pistes)
- Construction of ski runs
- Increasing use of energy-intensive snow cannons (water, chemical, biological additives)
How fast in Greenland losing ice than it was in the 1990s?
7x faster
By the end of the century, how much are sea levels going to rise in Greenland alone?
7cm
How many people worldwide live less than 100cm above current hightide lines?
1 billion
How many people in Greenland are brought into a flooding situation every time the sea levels rise by 1cm?
6 million
