Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Local-People-Using-Water--Everest-Expedition-27MZIFCCQQH.htmlConceptually similarLocal People Using Water, Everest ExpeditionGP0QW9Completed★★★★Roadside Guest House, Everest ExpeditionGP0RDECompleted★★★★Roadside Guesthouse, Everest ExpeditionGP0RDDCompleted★★★★Climate Everest Glacier ExpeditionGP01G2RCompleted★★★★Land Cruiser, Everest ExpeditionGP0Y91Completed★★★★Tibetan Woman with Solar Panels, Everest ExpeditionGP01FKKCompleted★★★★★★★Tibetan Guides, Everest ExpeditionGP0SCLCompleted★★★★Rongbuk Temple Camp, Everest ExpeditionGP01FKLCompleted★★★★Local Workers Make Bricks, Everest ExpeditionGP0QDICompleted★★★★View AllGP0PCXLocal People Using Water, Everest ExpeditionA local man pours water from a well situated on the Rongbuk River bed into his friends washing. Until recent times the river was abundant with water but now it is dry for most of the year due to the deterioration of the glaciers on Everest. The Rongbuk Glaciers are one of the prime sources of water feeding into the major rivers of China and India. Glaciers in the Himalaya are receding faster than in any other part of the world as a result of global warming. Greenpeace are in Tibet to study and document the deterioration these glaciers and the environmental implications of glacier melt.Locations:China-East Asia-Himalayas-Tibet-Zhaxi ZongDate:25 Apr, 2007Credit:© Greenpeace / John NovisMaximum size:3264px X 2448pxKeywords:Climate (campaign title)-Day-Glacier melt-Global warming-KWCI (GPI)-Local population-Men-Outdoors-People-Sunny-Two people-WaterShoot:Everest Glacier Expedition in ChinaThe Rongbuk Glaciers are one of the prime sources of water feeding into the major rivers of China and India. Glaciers in the Himalaya are receding faster than in any other part of the world as a result of global warming.Related Collections:Everest Glacier Expedition in China (Photo & Video)