Drones bring down trash from Mount Everest
by editors@theworld.org (Sarah Birnbaum) from The World: Latest Stories on (#6QAJ2)
Mount Everest has a lot of claims to fame. Among them: the vast quantity of trash left behind by climbers. For years, local Sherpas and volunteers have been clearing trash from the mountain, which is arduous and exhausting - at best - and even deadly, at worst. Come autumn, Nepal will deploy drones to help carry the load. The World's Sarah Birnbaum has more.