What Mud From Glacial Lakes Can Tell Us About Our History | National Geographic

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See what challenges face a team of scientists gathering core sediment samples from a glacial lake in the Himalayas.
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While on the National Geographic 2019 Expedition to Everest, scientists traveled to Nepal's Gokyo Valley to collect sediment cores from glacial lakes. The team's mission was to gather data on the effects of climate change at the highest elevation on the planet and discover what kind of history they could find in the mud.

Read more in "What happens when the roof of the world melts?"
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/11/glaciers-of-himalaya-other-south-asian-mountain-ranges-melting-feature

To learn more about the National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Extreme Expedition to Everest, visit https://natgeo.com/everest.

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