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The iconic triangular summit of Mount Everest (Sagarmatha) pierces the azure sky at 29,032 feet (8,849 meters), its formidable north face draped in snow and ice as it commands the Himalayan landscape alongside neighboring peaks Lhotse and Nuptse. Standing as Earth's highest point above sea level, this geological colossus continues to grow approximately 4 millimeters annually due to ongoing tectonic collision between the Indian and Eurasian plates, while simultaneously facing new challenges from climate change that has reduced its snowpack by nearly 30 percent over the past century.
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The iconic triangular summit of Mount Everest (Sagarmatha) pierces the azure sky at 29,032 feet (8,849 meters), its formidable north face draped in snow and ice as it commands the Himalayan landscape alongside neighboring peaks Lhotse and Nuptse. Standing as Earth's highest point above sea level, this geological colossus continues to grow approximately 4 millimeters annually due to ongoing tectonic collision between the Indian and Eurasian plates, while simultaneously facing new challenges from climate change that has reduced its snowpack by nearly 30 percent over the past century.