Everest Doesn’t Always Feel Like the Tallest Mountain

Mt Everest is unquestionably the highest point on earth, but it doesn't always feel that way.

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Sources:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2020.101718
https://doi.org/10.1029/2020EO152830
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4175264/
https://www.npl.co.uk/resources/q-a/atmospheric-altitude-pressure-changes
http://www.meteo.psu.edu/wjs1/Meteo3/Html/pressure.htm

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