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North face of Mount Everest. Over 340 people have died attempting to reach—or return from—the summit of Mount Everest which, at 8,848.86 m (29,031 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in), is Earth's highest mountain and a particularly desirable peak for mountaineers. This makes it the mountain with the most deaths, although it does not have the highest death rate.
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On Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.2-magnitude earthquake shook Southeast Asia, triggering the worst tsunami in recorded history. According to United Nations estimates, more than 220,000 people were killed ...
A massive tsunami with waves up to 30 m (100 ft) high, known as the Boxing Day Tsunami after the Boxing Day holiday, or as the Asian Tsunami, [10] devastated communities along the surrounding coasts of the Indian Ocean, killing an estimated 227,898 people in 14 countries, violently in Aceh , and severely in Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu , and Khao Lak ...
For more on life 20 years after the 2004 tsunami, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday, or subscribe here. The Swedish native also recalls hearing people crying out for help ...
Photo of Green Boots, the unidentified corpse of a climber that became a landmark on the main Northeast ridge route of Mount Everest. Sharp was transported by vehicle to the Base Camp, and his equipment was transported by yak train to the Advance Base Camp as part of the Asian Trekking "basic services" package.
A stark reminder of the dangers of climbing Mount Everest is being revealed as global warming is exposing more corpses than ever on the world’s tallest peak.. Five unidentified bodies have ...
See also Dr. Beck Weathers, a medical doctor who is famous for narrowly surviving the 1996 Everest Disaster. [11] Dr. A. M. Kellas (1921, en route to Everest as part of expedition) [3] [12] Dr. Karl G. Henize (1993), PhD in Astronomy and U.S. Astronaut [13] Dr. Sándor Gárdos (2001), Hungarian team doctor, specialist of high altitude medicine [14]