A.
Summarize what you know about the tectonic setting and rock types found on Mount Everst. The picture in the Topic 3 folder labeled ‘rock collected just below summit of Everest’ was collected by Jim Holliday, a friend of mine. Can you identify the rock and where it originally formed?
B.
Describe a snow avalanche and the causes of the 2014 and 2015 avalanches in the Khumbu Icefall and Basecamp. Do you think avalanches on Everest and other Himalayan peaks will become more frequent? Yes/No and why. Refer to specific sources you read and viewed from the topic notes (not from surfing the web).
C.
What is a GLOF and why are they a hazard for Himalayan villages in Nepal? Do you think the likelihood of GLOFs occurring in this region will be affected by climate change? Identify 3 interesting things you learned from reading the report included in the topic folder.
D. What is a matched photo and how can matched photos be used to observe changes in glaciers?
Compare matched photos for Everest (found on the Glacier Works website) and describe the types of changes you noted (Be specific and name the particular glacier photos you examined). What did you learn from comparing matched photos found on the Glacier Works website? Be as specific as possible.
E. Summarize and highlight 3 things you learned from reading ‘Measuring glacier change in the Himalayas’ and watching video clip about ice coring on Everest.
https://api.nationalgeographic.com/distribution/public/amp/science/2020/06/how-scientists-turned-worlds-highest-mountain-into-climate-laboratory-perpetual
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