Team of American scientists heads to Mount Everest region to study how pollution has impacted the Himalayas and glaciers that are melting due to global warming.
region Wednesday to study how pollution has impacted the Himalayan mountains and glaciers that are melting due to global warming.
The team plan to share the samples, data and studies with local university and government agencies inThey plan to study the color and mineral content of the snow and ice on higher elevations of the mountains while collecting plants and other vegetation on the foothills, All said. "The more dirt there is, the more pollution accumulated on them and the more light absorption there is, and thus the larger impact on the glaciers," he said.
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