Himalayas environment change 'mind-boggling', leading scientist says
John All is not your ordinary scientist. Key points: John All's team holds the record for the highest place a snow sample has ever been taken Dr All says the environment in the world's highest elevations is rapidly changing The climate scientist once survived a fall 20 metres down a crevasse in the Himalayas As he puts it: "Most scientists are not mountaineers and most mountaineers are not scientists." "The glaciers on Mount Everest are melting so much more quickly than we expected," Dr All told The World, pointing out that in some Himalayan areas he visited the temperature "was 20 degrees Fahrenheit warmer". "We were on Mount Everest and an avalanche hit our team and a bunch of other teams and killed 16 Sherpas including part of our team," Dr All said. The "Indiana Jones of climate science", as he's been dubbed in some quarters due to his wild adventures and physical appearance, is off to the Andes ranges in South America next to collect more samples.
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