World’s Highest Weather Stations installed on Mt Everest
- The National Geographic Society announced on June 14th, the successful installation of the world’s highest operating weather stations on Mount Everest. This will provide researchers, climbers, and the public with near real-time information about mountain conditions.
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- The multi-disciplinary team installed the world’s two highest operating automated weather stations at Balcony area (8,430 m) and South Col (7,945 m), as well as three other weather stations on Mount Everest. The other stations were placed at Phortse (3,810 m), Everest Base Camp (5,315 m) and Camp II (6,464 m).
- Each weather station will record data on temperature, relative humidity, barometric pressure, ....
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