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Everest is Melting, Revealing Tons of Garbage and Human Bodies
Due to decades of commercial mountaineering and climate change, the worlds tallest mountain is becoming “the world’s highest garbage dump.”
Nepali Families Demand Compensation for US Helicopter Crash Victims
The relatives of five Nepalese civilians killed in a US military helicopter crash during an earthquake relief mission in May also said that they waited weeks for confirmation of their deaths.
Videos Emerge of Climbers Fleeing Mount Everest Avalanche After Nepal Quake
Harrowing footage shows a wall of snow and ice barreling down the mountain toward base camp in the moments after the earthquake hit.
Videos Show Huge Tremors and Utter Devastation After Earthquake in Nepal
A massive earthquake flattened historic sections of Kathmandu and killed at least 1,000 people across four countries in the Himalayan region.
Climbers Can No Longer Scale a Section of Mount Everest Because of Climate Change
Nepalese officials ban climbers from a section of the Khumbu Icefall, where 16 Sherpa guides were killed last year, and many in the climbing community say melting glaciers are making the ascent more risky.
