Climate change threatens livelihood of Nepal's Sherpas

Khumjung village, located at an altitude of 3,790 meters, is blanketed by unseasonal snowfall on March 5, 2015. There are concerns that changing weather patterns do not bode well for the future of mountaineering in Nepal. (Photo by Bikash Karki)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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