As Climbers Return to Everest, an Already Dangerous Ascent Becomes Extra Perilous
Nepal, desperate for tourist money, says it has taken steps to prevent a coronavirus outbreak, including social distancing at base camp and evacuation plans in case Covid-19 flares up.
Bahrain’s Everest expedition climbers working out at a gym in Kathmandu, Nepal, before heading to the Everest region.Credit.Uma Bista for The New York Times
April 4, 2021, 11:57 a.m. ET
KATHMANDU, Nepal Mark Pattison played wide receiver for three National Football League teams in the 1980s. Now he wants to fulfill another dream: to climb all seven of the world’s highest peaks, including Mount Everest.
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Before Himalayan Flood, India Ignored Warnings of Development Risks
Long before a deadly flood hit two hydroelectric dams, scientists warned repeatedly that such projects were dangerous in a fragile region made more so by global warming.
The remains of a hydropower plant after severe flooding in India’s northern state of Uttarakhand.Credit.Rajat Gupta/EPA, via Shutterstock
Published Feb. 8, 2021Updated Feb. 17, 2021
NEW DELHI Long before the floods came, washing away hundreds of people and wiping out newly constructed dams and bridges, the warning signs were clear.
The Himalayas have been warming at an alarming rate for years, melting ice long trapped in glaciers, soil and rocks, elevating the risk of devastating floods and landslides, scientists warned. Nearby populations were vulnerable, they said, and the region’s ecosystem had become too fragile for large development projects.