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The highest glacier on Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain, is losing decades worth of ice every year because of climate change, a study says.
Ice that took around 2,000 years to form on the South Col Glacier has melted in around 25 years, which means it has thinned out around 80 times faster than it formed.
The melting is endangering both climbers and locals who rely on the glaciers for drinking water.
Ice that took around 2,000 years to form on the South Col Glacier has melted in around 25 years, which means it has thinned out around 80 times faster than it formed.
The highest glacier on the world's tallest mountain is losing decades worth of ice every year because of hu...