UK geographers study risks of expanding ponds on Everest glaciers
"Two young UK geographers are on a mission to the Everest to study the melting of glaciers into ponds, and eventually lakes. This process can increase glacial melt, a climate change issue in the Himalayas, and increase the risk of floods downhill..."
news.trust.org/item/20160607095310-tk3dp/
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