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EARTHDATE: August 20, 2017

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REAL LIFE NEWS: HOW HIGH IS EVEREST?

by Hazed

Look up the answer to this question and you will find the answer: Mount Everest is 8,848 metres (29,029 feet) above sea level. Except that it’s probably not – the figure, based on previous surveys, is out of date.

In April 2015 the region suffered a devastating earthquake, and that may have changed the height of the mountain. It may also have shifted the geographical position of the peak.

Nepal’s Department of Survey is going to spend the next two years finding out whether the height and position has changed, in a project that will cost $1.25m (£1m). A team will take measurements from three locations around the mountain, and Sherpas will carry equipment to the summit "for drawing a final conclusion".

India’s survey organisation also wants to tackle the task of updating the mountain’s measurements, it announced recently, but it may now pool its resources with those of Nepal to carry out the survey.

We will find out in two years’ time whether that figure for the height needs to be updated.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-40302229

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