Killer weather on Mount Everest.(Physiology)(Brief Article) From: Science News | Date: June 5, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 Science Service, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

In May 1996, eight climbers attempting to reach the peak of Mount Everest died. An analysis of weather patterns at the time suggests that a sudden drop in barometric pressure may have played a significant role in the tragedy.

During the first week of that month, Mount Everest lay beneath a zone of abnormally high atmospheric pressure, says Kent Moore, a physicist at the University of Toronto. When wind speeds dropped on the evening of May 9, mountaineers from two expeditions left their 8,000-meter-high base camp and headed for the 8,848-m summit. On the afternoon of May 10, a ...

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