Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Yak-Grazing--Everest-Expedition-27MZIFSEGCZ.htmlConceptually similarSmall Mountain Village, Everest ExpeditionGP0IY5Completed★★★★Mount Everest, Everest Expedition (China: 2007)GP09M9Completed★★★★Mount Everest, Everest ExpeditionGP0XQSCompleted★★★★Mount Everest, Everest ExpeditionGP0X98Completed★★★★View of Mount Everest From Rongbuk Temple CampGP01GKMCompleted★★★★Rongbuk Temple Camp, Everest ExpeditionGP01FKLCompleted★★★★Tibetan Guides, Everest ExpeditionGP0SCLCompleted★★★★Rongbuk Temple Camp, Everest ExpeditionGP01DLECompleted★★★★Camera on Tripod, Everest Expedition (China: 2007)GP0CBJCompleted★★★★View AllGP0JZ9Yak Grazing, Everest ExpeditionYak and sheep graze the patchy pasture on the road from Tigris to Rongbuk Temple. Dry conditions and desertification over recent years have limited the amount of cattle raising in the Tsang region. Greenpeace are in Tibet to study and document the deterioration of glaciers on Everest and the environmental implications of glacier melt. 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-East Asia-Himalayas-TibetDate:25 Apr, 2007Credit:© Greenpeace / John NovisMaximum size:4368px X 2912pxKeywords:Climate (campaign title)-Climate change-Climate change impacts-Day-Farming-Glacier melt-Global warming-KWCI (GPI)-Mountains-Outdoors-Sheep-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)