Logan Flom
Mr. Moon
Language/Literature 9
24 November 2015
Everest’s Environmental Exigency Mt. Everest is a colossal landmark, standing at an extraordinary 8,848 meters, or 29,029 feet above sea level. Since the peak of Mt. Everest reaches so far into the sky, it is almost unconceivable to imagine that there is a major complication at the so called “top of the world”. This problem is pollution, and it is getting worse every day. One of the many pollution problems on Mt. Everest is the haphazard disposal of glass bottles that contained beer, alcohol, and various soft drinks. Up until a few years ago, these glass bottles have been a hassle to trekkers and the native village people. “Shards of glass threaten the feet of village children as …show more content…
There is, however, a major difference in the way the people who govern each side of the mountain handle the mountain’s pollution problems. “The Chinese side of Mt. Everest has properly managed garbage disposal on its side of the mountain by issuing fewer permits and enforcing restrictions on garbage disposal” (“Growing concern”). Although there are a lot more bodies that litter the Chinese side, climbers have discovered little trash. The Nepalese government is currently working on cleaning up their side of Mt. Everest. They have pondered limiting the number of permits issued and the Nepal and Indian armies have both helped in cleaning up the mountain, recently removing 4,010 kilograms of garbage from their side of the …show more content…
Everest has a pollution problem that needs to be dealt with. The governments of the neighboring countries have stepped in to help out, as well as a variety of non-profit organizations, in cleaning up the mountain. If we do not fix this crisis we have created, we may not be able to enjoy the beauty of Mt. Everest for much longer. Works Cited
Anonymous. “Mountains of trash The tail rotor of a helicopter, whiskey bottles, rusted cans, oxygen cylinders and aluminium ladders?” Nepali Times. 01 July 2011. Print.
Bhattacharyya, Barsali. “Jamling toils for pollution-free Mt. Everest.” Mail Today. 02 Dec. 2014. Print.
“Growing concern over Mt. Everest turning garbage dump.” Republica. 29 May 2013. Print.
Gurubacharya, Binaj. “Nepal Bans Glass Bottles Around Mt. Everest; Environment: Foreign trekkers’ discards have become a serious problem in the region, with hundreds of thousands of containers awaiting costly removal.: [Bulldog Edition].” Los Angeles Times. 14 Feb. 1999: 4.
Mr. Moon
Language/Literature 9
24 November 2015
Everest’s Environmental Exigency Mt. Everest is a colossal landmark, standing at an extraordinary 8,848 meters, or 29,029 feet above sea level. Since the peak of Mt. Everest reaches so far into the sky, it is almost unconceivable to imagine that there is a major complication at the so called “top of the world”. This problem is pollution, and it is getting worse every day. One of the many pollution problems on Mt. Everest is the haphazard disposal of glass bottles that contained beer, alcohol, and various soft drinks. Up until a few years ago, these glass bottles have been a hassle to trekkers and the native village people. “Shards of glass threaten the feet of village children as …show more content…
There is, however, a major difference in the way the people who govern each side of the mountain handle the mountain’s pollution problems. “The Chinese side of Mt. Everest has properly managed garbage disposal on its side of the mountain by issuing fewer permits and enforcing restrictions on garbage disposal” (“Growing concern”). Although there are a lot more bodies that litter the Chinese side, climbers have discovered little trash. The Nepalese government is currently working on cleaning up their side of Mt. Everest. They have pondered limiting the number of permits issued and the Nepal and Indian armies have both helped in cleaning up the mountain, recently removing 4,010 kilograms of garbage from their side of the …show more content…
Everest has a pollution problem that needs to be dealt with. The governments of the neighboring countries have stepped in to help out, as well as a variety of non-profit organizations, in cleaning up the mountain. If we do not fix this crisis we have created, we may not be able to enjoy the beauty of Mt. Everest for much longer. Works Cited
Anonymous. “Mountains of trash The tail rotor of a helicopter, whiskey bottles, rusted cans, oxygen cylinders and aluminium ladders?” Nepali Times. 01 July 2011. Print.
Bhattacharyya, Barsali. “Jamling toils for pollution-free Mt. Everest.” Mail Today. 02 Dec. 2014. Print.
“Growing concern over Mt. Everest turning garbage dump.” Republica. 29 May 2013. Print.
Gurubacharya, Binaj. “Nepal Bans Glass Bottles Around Mt. Everest; Environment: Foreign trekkers’ discards have become a serious problem in the region, with hundreds of thousands of containers awaiting costly removal.: [Bulldog Edition].” Los Angeles Times. 14 Feb. 1999: 4.