If the oceans rise as a result of global climate change then Mount Everest's height above sea level will fall, meaning that climbers will not be able to achieve the heights of their predecessors.
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Highs and lows
I've previously looked at the highest structure and deepest human-created holes on Earth. Now it's the turn of the natural world, with the interesting fact that there's less than 20% absolute difference between the highest mountain and the lowest point of the oceans, with Mount Everest fitting in the Mariana Trench with a couple of kilometres to spare.
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If the oceans rise as a result of global climate change then Mount Everest's height above sea level will fall, meaning that climbers will not be able to achieve the heights of their predecessors.
If the oceans rise as a result of global climate change then Mount Everest's height above sea level will fall, meaning that climbers will not be able to achieve the heights of their predecessors.
