6,000 litres of pee a day: The shocking new threat to Everest
New study in Regional Environmental Change warns human activity at Everest Base Camp is accelerating Khumbu Glacier melt. In Spring 2023, 1,600 tents & 2,127 people over 50 days burned 824 LPG cylinders, 18,935L kerosene & 5,130L petrol - producing 849,174 megajoules heat, enough to melt 2,492 tonnes ice (1 Olympic pool).
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