Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Rongbuk-River--Everest-Expedition--China--2007--27MZIFFOLQJ.htmlConceptually similarRongbuk River, Everest ExpeditionGP01HMCompleted★★★★Rongbuk River, Everest ExpeditionGP015ZKCompleted★★★★Rongbuk River, Everest ExpeditionGP02RVCompleted★★★★Local People Using Water, Everest ExpeditionGP0QW9Completed★★★★Local People Using Water, Everest ExpeditionGP0PCXCompleted★★★★Rongbuk River, Everest ExpeditionGP0LG2Completed★★★★Rongbuk River, Everest ExpeditionGP0ZOGCompleted★★★★Roadside Guesthouse, Everest ExpeditionGP0RDDCompleted★★★★Roadside Guest House, Everest ExpeditionGP0RDECompleted★★★★View AllGP0CU2Rongbuk River, Everest Expedition (China: 2007)Reng Zong gathers water from a local well, situated on the Rongbuk River bed. Greenpeace learn from local people that until recent times the river was abundant with water. Now it is dry for most of the year. 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.Locations:China-Himalayas-Tibet-Zhaxi ZongDate:25 Apr, 2007Credit:© Greenpeace / John NovisMaximum size:3328px X 4992pxKeywords:Climate (campaign title)-Glacier melt-Global warming-Indigenous People-KWCI (GPI)-Local population-Mountains-SnowShoot: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)The Human Face of Climate Change (All Photographers)
