Mount Everest Traffic Jam
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Mount Everest: What happens to your body at extreme altitudes?The traffic jams on Mount Everest cause extra time spent in a dangerous area where the chance of developing an extreme form of altitude sickness called cerebral edema is higher.WorldMay 31, 2019
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Everest overcrowding causes alarms as 11 die this season. Should there be a climbing limit?"Everybody wants to stand on top of the world," but tourists unprepared for the extremes of Everest endanger the entire industry, one mountaineer said.WorldMay 28, 2019
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7 climbers die in one week as Mount Everest sees ‘traffic jam’Nepalese officials said the weather was the main reason for the traffic queue.EnvironmentMay 24, 2019
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