Weather Trends Mt. Everest. Spring 2017’s weather trends near Nepal – Mt. Everest. After a slightly wetter than average 2016 in Nepal, La Niña is subsiding and El Niño appears to be returning. On many occasions, this reappearance has proven troubling. The characteristic change in sea surface temperatures leads to a weakened monsoon and, most
Read MoreThe 2016 North Indian Ocean Cyclone Season The three names for tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones all refer to storms with the same characteristics and can bring harm to climbers and others. The titles reflect regional differences in describing the same phenomena. Hurricanes originate in the Atlantic Basin. Typhoons in the Pacific and Cyclones
Read MoreSouth Asian Monsoon and Impacts in Karakoram. The effects of the Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal Monsoonal flows have direct effects upon the lives and inhabitants in much of Asia and critical for the agriculture of the region. The monsoon moisture greatly impacts climbers and trekkers in the Himalaya and north and west into
Read MoreSpring Trekking Weather, Nepal, April and May. Spring tends to be popular for trekkers through Nepal as it precedes the monsoon season which generally starts in June. We will briefly look at the weather patterns for Western Nepal where the treks begin for the Annapurna Circuit. Then, Central Nepal, in the vicinity of Kathmandu and
Read MoreMt Everest Weather- The world’s highest weather station, the South Col site is named after its location: the windswept, relatively snow-free pass between Mt. Everest and Lhotse, the Earth’s tallest and fourth tallest peaks. Sometimes erroneously called the Earth’s third pole, Mt. Everest hosts about a hundred climbs per year- a number that has been
Read MoreNepal best spring trekking weather lies ahead this spring in Nepal. From mid-March to May, the weather will be fairly consistent: clear mornings with occasional afternoon clouds. Warmth, thanks to intensifying sun rays, and rain (snow- depending on freezing levels), primarily from quick, convective storm cells, will frequent the forecast. Most of the high passes
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