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Climate Change Could Make Everest Unclimbable, Says Sherpa
Posted by Tree Hugger: Stephen Messenger on February 27th, 2012
Tree Hugger: Tower 29,029 feet above sea level, the formidable Mount Everest has served to tested the strength and perseverance of humanity's boldest souls -- but, due to the warming effects of climate change, ascending the world's highest peak may become more difficult yet.
Nepalese climbing guide Apa Sherpa has scaled Everest a record twenty-one times and likely knows better than anyone that mountain's rugged terrain, though he says it's becoming increasingly unrecognizable. Like many people living in the...
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Trees Aren’t Adapting to Climate Change as Predicted
Posted by Tree Hugger: Stephen Messenger on November 2nd, 2011
Tree Hugger: Numerous studies have shown the crucial role Earth's forests play in storing carbon and mitigating the effects of global warming , but according to the latest research, forests may be less capable of coping with climate change as previously thought. As temperatures rise, regions of favorable growing conditions shift towards the poles, experts expected plant species would migrate to survive, though it turns out not to be the case.
Drake University professor James S. Clark, a leading expert on how...