Question: South Col Glacier is related to which of the following mountain peak?
a) Kangchenjunga
b) Lhotse
c) Manaslu
d) Mount Everest
Answer: (d)
Related Facts:-
- According to a recent research report, South Col Glacier on Mount Everest is melting quickly than ever before.
- Researchers led by the University of Maine found that it has lost more than 180ft (54m) of thickness in the last 25 years.
- It should be known that the South Col Glacier sits around 7,906m (25,938 ft) above sea-level.
- Researchers say that it is thinning 80 times faster than it first took the ice to form on the surface.
- The rate of decline has been blamed on warming temperatures and strong winds.
- Scientists leading the study found that since the 1990s, ice that took around 2,000 years to form has melted away.
- They also noted that the glacier’s thick snowpack has been eroded, exposing the underlying black ice to the sun and accelerating the melting process.
- Dr Mariusz Potocki, one of the study’s lead researchers, said that the findings suggested that the South Col Glacier may vanish completely.
- There will be more bedrock exposed. Compared to the thick ice covering it, this bedrock is tough to ascend.
- According to the report, the melting of Mount Everest’s glacier will have negative climate consequences in India and other Himalayan countries.
- It is expected to impact the monsoon significantly, and Avalanches are expected to become more frequent. More water sources are expected to go dry.
By Rajesh Tripathi