Mount Everest is known as Earth’s tallest mountain located in Mahalangur mountain range in Nepal. It formed by the Indian tectonic plate pushing up against the Asian plate. Everest is 29,035 feet high. The geography of Mount Everest is at the latitude of 27.9881 degrees N. The latitude has an affect on the air circulation, solar intensity, and rainfall. By Mount Everest being located close to 28 degrees N, it has northeast tradewinds; therefore, the surface currents flow clockwise. At times, the wind blow over 200 miles per hour, and the temperature can be as low as -80 degrees fahrenheit. On the other hand, it can get as warm as -2 degrees fahrenheit. There is a period of time in mid May called summit window, when the jet stream moves
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The bottom zone of Mount Everest contains a successful plant production of birch, juniper, blue pines, firs, bamboo and rhododendron. The tree zone is located 5,750 m from the base of the mountain. At this point, there is lack of oxygen, which is detrimental to plant productivity. Further up is the alpine scrub zone supporting limited vegetation. Then, the arctic zone, which has no plant life. Plants have adapted to such rigorous climates. Most of the plants are short allowing them to take in more oxygen being near the ground. This prevents the plants from blowing over and freezing. Mount Everest is somewhat arid with an average precipitation of 18 inches. Most of the precipitation fall during the monsoon season of June to September. At times, snow fall in the monsoon. After the first monsoon rain, typically in June the plant life thrive. The mountain sides turn green and various flowers begin to flourish. The monsoon moisture typically come from the south causing the rain shadow to have most rain fall on the south side. The cold plants do not decompose very quickly causing poor soil. In addition, researchers have found harmful amounts of cadmium and arsenic in the soil. For this reason, animals are not able to get nutrients and feed off the limited
The bottom zone of Mount Everest contains a successful plant production of birch, juniper, blue pines, firs, bamboo and rhododendron. The tree zone is located 5,750 m from the base of the mountain. At this point, there is lack of oxygen, which is detrimental to plant productivity. Further up is the alpine scrub zone supporting limited vegetation. Then, the arctic zone, which has no plant life. Plants have adapted to such rigorous climates. Most of the plants are short allowing them to take in more oxygen being near the ground. This prevents the plants from blowing over and freezing. Mount Everest is somewhat arid with an average precipitation of 18 inches. Most of the precipitation fall during the monsoon season of June to September. At times, snow fall in the monsoon. After the first monsoon rain, typically in June the plant life thrive. The mountain sides turn green and various flowers begin to flourish. The monsoon moisture typically come from the south causing the rain shadow to have most rain fall on the south side. The cold plants do not decompose very quickly causing poor soil. In addition, researchers have found harmful amounts of cadmium and arsenic in the soil. For this reason, animals are not able to get nutrients and feed off the limited