China installs weather station on top of Everest

Euskaraz irakurri: Txinak estazio meteorologiko bat jarriko du Everest gailurrean

A new Chinese scientific expedition to the Evereston the border with Nepal, plans to install the first automatic weather station at its peak.

A total of eight meteorological stations will be installed during the expedition, four of which will be located more than 7,000 meters above sea level. Right away altitude of 8800 meters (the peak has 8849), it will be the highest automatic weather station in the world if it comes about successfully, the Xinhua agency reports.

The expedition, part of a scientific mission of 270 researchers to the Qimghai-Tibet Plateau, focuses on issues such as the synergy between westerly winds and monsoons, changing water towers in Asia, ecosystems and biodiversity, and human activities in the area of ​​​​Mount Qomolangma , as the Chinese call Everest.

The expedition team will also conduct studies on environmental changes, changes in greenhouse gas concentrations, functions of carbon sinks in ecosystems and human adaptation to extreme environments in extremely high elevation areas of Mount Qomolangma in the context of global warming, the research team said.

The expedition is expected to provide scientific data on changes in the atmospheric environment and cryosphere in the Qomolangma area, and reveal the laws of environmental change in the extremely high-altitude areas of Qomolangma in the context of climate warming.

The second scientific expedition to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, launched in 2017, is of great importance for promoting the sustainable development of the region and advancing the global environmental protection