NEPAL Ngozumpa Glacier -- Oct 2007 -- Mount Everest, the tallest peak in the world caps this view of the Ngozumpa Glacier in the Gokyo valley of the Khumbu Himal (Everest region). Like all Himalayan glaciers, this one too is melting and could disappear entirely in coming decades, due to global warming and climate change -- Picture by Jon Mitchell / Lightroom Photos