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Environmental Protection Efforts at the Highest Point in the World - Everest Cleanup and Efforts to Address Global Warming
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- Ken Noguchi witnessed garbage left on the mountain during his Everest climb in 1997 and started the Everest cleanup activity in 2000, and he is still actively engaged in it as of 2024.
- To raise awareness of the melting of Everest glaciers, he spoke at the 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit about the risk of floods and is leading the way in addressing global warming issues.
- To solve environmental problems, Ken Noguchi holds "Environmental Schools" to instill environmental protection awareness in elementary and middle school students, and he is improving people's awareness of environmental problems through various activities such as Mount Fuji cleanup activities.
Ken Noguchi, an Alpine climber and environmental activist, has been carrying out an annual activity to collect garbage on Mount Everest. When he first climbed Mount Everest in 1997, he witnessed that the mountain was overflowing with garbage discarded by over 3,000 climbers during the season. He was also criticized by his fellow climbers for the amount of garbage left by Japanese climbers.
As a result, Ken Noguchi started cleaning Mount Everest in 2000. At an altitude of 8,000 meters, the air is too thin to carry garbage by helicopter, so he had to carry oxygen tanks and garbage bags on his back and pick up garbage little by little. This process was very dangerous and difficult, but he couldn't give up because the Sherpas asked him to continue cleaning.
Recently, due to global warming, the temperature in the Himalayas has risen, causing the glaciers on Mount Everest to melt. This is causing flood damage in surrounding areas. Ken Noguchi appealed for the flood risk at the 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit to raise awareness of this problem, leading experts to explore ways to drain water from the glaciers. Also, on the island of Tuvalu, the effects of global warming are being seen, such as coconut trees falling due to rising sea levels.
Ken Noguchi believes that people can achieve great things when they come together. He has also opened an "Environmental School" to instill an environmental consciousness in elementary and middle school students. Many people are participating, including 6,000 people who participated in the Mount Fuji cleanup activity. He urged people to keep raising awareness about environmental issues and not give up.
