The Himalaya Alert project is spearheaded by explorer and climate journalist Bernice Notenboom. After completing 4 expeditions on warm ice in the last 15 months, Bernice is heading to the Himalaya to research the effects of climate change in the Everest ecosystem. Bernice and her team will visit sherpa schools, monasteries and sites already threatened by warmer temperatures. Glaciers now dump unprecedented amount of water in the lakes threatening the dams controlling the overflow. A total of 21 lakes have burst (Lake Outburst Floods) and 20 lakes are in danger for a complete outburst. At Everest Basecamp they collect objects from the thawing glaciers. An exhibit of the found objects is planned in Museon in Den Haag, Holland in the fall of 2009. The team will then continue to climb Mount Everest. You can find daily dispatches on this site. They will report via blog, video, film and photo about climate change all the way to the top. The objective of this project is to inspire people to initiate action to save energy and generate awareness of its severity in the Himalaya. This expedition is made possible with the generous funding of KplusV Advies Organisatie, Dutch VROM ministry of environment, VSB Fonds and the Polartec Challenge award.