Mount Everest’s Khumbu Glacier faces stress from human presence at Base Camp. Thousands of people create a temporary city, generating substantial thermal energy annually. Burning fuel and human waste melt thousands of tons of ice and snow each season. Urine alone causes localized melting, impacting the fragile glacier environment. Concentrated human activity on the glacier is unsustainable in the long term.
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