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Mount Everest: Melting glaciers expose dead bodies

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BBC News

Publication Date
2019-03-21

Expedition operators are concerned at the number of climbers' bodies that are becoming exposed on Mount Everest as its glaciers melt. Nearly 300 mountaineers have died on the peak since the first ascent attempt and two-thirds of bodies are thought still to be buried in the snow and ice.

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https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-47638436