Climate Change May Be , Responsible for Rising Death Toll , on Mount Everest.<br />'The Guardian' reports that experts <br />expect 2023 to be one of the deadliest <br />years on record for Mount Everest.<br />Variable weather brought on by climate change <br />is considered one of the leading reasons <br />for the deaths of as many as 17 people.<br />According to the Himalayan Database, which <br />tracks fatalities on the mountain, a total <br />of 12 people have already died this season.<br />According to the Himalayan Database, which <br />tracks fatalities on the mountain, a total <br />of 12 people have already died this season.<br />'The Guardian' reports that another <br />five people are currently <br />missing and presumed dead. .<br />Yuba Raj Khatiwada, the director of Nepal’s tourism <br />department, reportedly confirmed the figure, saying, , “Altogether this year we lost 17 people <br />on the mountain this season.".<br />The main cause is the changing in <br />the weather. This season the weather <br />conditions were not favorable, it was <br />very variable. Climate change is <br />having a big impact in the mountains, Alan Arnette, mountaineer who climbed Everest in 2011, via 'The Guardian'.<br />An average of five to ten people die <br />on Everest every year, but there <br />has been a spike in recent years. .<br />In 2019, a total of, 11 people died , on the mountain.<br />'The Guardian' reports that the government of Nepal <br />has faced criticism for issuing the highest number <br />of permits ever this year, despite the rising death toll.<br />The root cause of the high number <br />of deaths lies with inexperienced <br />clients who push themselves too hard <br />and do not turn back soon enough, Alan Arnette, mountaineer who climbed Everest in 2011, via 'The Guardian'
