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A National Geographic expedition put a weather station 21,000 feet up Tupungato to monitor the effect of climate change on glaciers.
The highest weather station in the Southern and Western hemispheres, installed on Tupungato Volcano at 6,505 meters above sea level. In the background to the left, Aconcagua stands out, at 6,900 meters. [Photo: Armando Vega/National Geographic]
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More than 21,000 feet above sea level, a dormant volcano called Tupungato rises on the border of Chile and Argentina. Amid volcanic rocks and what little snow doesn’t get blown away by intense winds sits a six-foot tall weather station recently installed by a National Geographic expedition. Though it’s a remote area with “certainly no vegetation,” says mountain climatologist Baker Perry, understanding the weather that happens at this height and how it transforms over time amid climate change is crucial for those who live below its peak.