The China Meteorological Administration (CMA) will set up a
mobile meteorological observatory at Mt. Qomolangma (Mt Everest)
Base Camp to provide accurate weather forecasts for the visit of
the Olympic torch in 2008.
A group of weathermen will be sent to Mt. Qomolangma next month
for rehearsals, the administration announced on Friday.
The flame is expected to reach Everest from the southern slope
and will then be carried down along the northern slope with the
whole process being televised, according to the Beijing Organizing
Committee for the 2008 Olympic Games (BOCOG).
A national climate observatory is expected to be built near Mt.
Qomolangma to track long-term climate change, according to the
CMA.
(Xinhua News Agency March 24, 2007)