How about flies living at 15000 feet?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/oct/12/himalayas-nepal-climate-change
Also:
"He lists some of the physical changes he has seen and their effects on local communities. "The permanent ice above our village now melts at about 5,500m, but it used to be 3,750 metres. Our village is seeing prolonged droughts. They used to last a few months. Now we can go seven months without rain. We have less water now and erratic weather patterns."
""All the Himalayan glaciers are melting, an average of 10-20m a year," he says.
One of the most obvious changes, he adds, is the growth of what are known as glacial lake outburst floods (glofs).
"A glof happens when a glacial lake is created by a melting glacier and it then bursts. Imja lake is the most dramatic example of a potential one. It is growing 74m a year. When it bursts its banks, we will have a mountain tsunami. Billions of gallons of water will be released and it could wipe out about 70% of the trekking trail to Everest base camp. Not only will that destroy our homes and potentially kill people, but it will wipe out the jewel in the crown of Nepal's tourism industry," he says."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/oct/12/himalayas-nepal-climate-change
Also:
"He lists some of the physical changes he has seen and their effects on local communities. "The permanent ice above our village now melts at about 5,500m, but it used to be 3,750 metres. Our village is seeing prolonged droughts. They used to last a few months. Now we can go seven months without rain. We have less water now and erratic weather patterns."
""All the Himalayan glaciers are melting, an average of 10-20m a year," he says.
One of the most obvious changes, he adds, is the growth of what are known as glacial lake outburst floods (glofs).
"A glof happens when a glacial lake is created by a melting glacier and it then bursts. Imja lake is the most dramatic example of a potential one. It is growing 74m a year. When it bursts its banks, we will have a mountain tsunami. Billions of gallons of water will be released and it could wipe out about 70% of the trekking trail to Everest base camp. Not only will that destroy our homes and potentially kill people, but it will wipe out the jewel in the crown of Nepal's tourism industry," he says."
