Articles about global warming

Here we have gathered links to articles about mountaineering and global warming which we think you will find interesting

Slow climate change- Mountain Forum Himalayas takes a call

HimVani: Voice of Himachal, India January 16, 2008
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Global Warming thaws Himalayan glaciers at frightening speed
Japan Focus/ International Herald Tribune January 10, 2008.
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Ladakh’s vanishing rivers of ice
Kashmirwatch.com January 10, 2008.
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Is climate change changing climbing?
Nepali Times Issue #268 (07 October 05 - 13 October 05)
Climate change is changing the season for climbing in the Himalayas. The pattern of monsoons has been disrupted; they start later and stay longer. Previously, many Everest expeditions chose to do the ascent in autumn, when the mountain was not as crowded as in spring, but now almost all ascents take place in spring. In autumn they might run into weather problems as the monsoon has become unpredictable.
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Climbers Bring Climate Change From Mountaintop to Laptops
Environmental News service July 31, 2007
The glaciers of the Tibetan Plateau provide more than 70 percent of the fresh water used by 178 million people who live downstream in Pakistan, India, and China. These glaciers are critical for storing water until the summer period of dry hot weather. Some of the rivers that carry glacier water to communities across Asia could lose as much as 70 percent of their water as a result of climate change. American climbers Alison Gannett and Zoe Hart went on an expedition to climb Mount Workman and raise awareness about melting glaciers.
Read more or check out their blog Chasing Glaciers .

 
Climate change prompts first Mt. Everest climber to act
USA Today October 10, 2005
Edmund Hillary speaks out to get Nepal's Everest National Park included on the UNESCO's World Heritage in Danger List.  He also warns about the dangers of flooding glacial lakes, and say they must be drained before they get to a dangerous stage.
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High-Climbing Ice Expert Gets to Core of Climate Change
National Geographic July 27, 2004
Interview with American geologist Lonnie Thompson. Thompson drills wholes in the glaciers an extract ice cores. He analyses the ice to understand the Earth's historic weather patterns. Thompson also speaks of the results of global warming.
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Everest climbers call for urgent action on global warming
Friends of the Earth
Temba Tsheri Sherpa, the youngest person to climb Everest, and Pemba Dorjee Sherpa, the fastest person top climb Everest, called on UNESCO to place Sagarmatha National Park on the World Heritage Danger List. They warned that unless urgent action is taken, many Himalayan lakes could burst, threatening the lives of thousands and destroying an irreplaceable environment.
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Climate, water, mountains
Energy bulletin , April 8th 2007
An overview of recent books and articles about climate change. 
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Compiled by Isabelle Daigneault from the Mountain Protection commission