Mount Everest in nepal Flashcards
how tall is Everest
Standing at 8,849 meters (29,032 feet), it is the highest mountain above sea level in the world.
how long is Everest
spans 2,400 kilometres (1,500 miles) and runs through six countries in Asia.
how many visitors each year
receives around 100,000 visitors each year
Deforestation in the local area
as people fell trees to make lodges and firewood for tourists
how many vistors a day
500 people per day making the hike to Base Camp, and the intense volume of visitors is eroding footpaths
pollution on the mountain
Litter Is spilling out of glaciers, and camps are overflowing with piles of human waste. Climate change is causing snow and ice to melt, exposing even more garbage that has been covered for decades. All that waste is trashing the natural environment, and it poses a serious health risk to everyone who lives in the Everest watershed.
The Sagarmatha National Park watershed
is an important water source for thousands of people living in communities surrounding Mount Everest. The watershed includes the land that directs rainfall and snowmelt from the mountains into streams and rivers. There are no waste management or sanitation facilities in the area, so garbage and sewage are emptied into big pits just outside of local villages, where they wash into waterways during the monsoon season.
The local watershed has become contaminated, which could be…
incredibly dangerous to the health of the local people. Water contaminated with faecal matter is known to cause the spread of deadly waterborne diseases such as cholera and hepatitis A.
what are Both governments and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) attempting to do
to clean up the mess on Mount Everest. In 2019, the Nepali government launched a campaign to clear 10,000 kilograms (22,000 pounds) of trash from the mountain. They also started a deposit initiative, which has been running since 2014. Anyone visiting Mount Everest has to pay a $4,000 deposit, and the money is refunded If the person returns with eight kilograms (18 pounds) of garbage–the average amount that a single person produces during the climb.
Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC
has been working tirelessly to keep the region clean. The SPCC is an NGO and nonprofit run by local Sherpa people. They manage waste in the area surrounding Mount Everest, ensure that people have legal permission to climb, and educate visitors on taking care of the environment.
The Mount Everest Biogas Project
working to find a long-term, sustainable solution to the area’s sanitation problem. They have plans to build a solar-powered system that would turn human waste into fuel for the local communities. According to the project’s website, this would stop human faeces from being dumped at local villages, which would reduce the risk of water contamination and create more local jobs
