- 11 Jun 2021, 12:28
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Kilimanjaro’s glaciers are the poster child of global climate change. It’s icecap has shrunk 82% since 1912. Scientists estimate the glaciers may be completely gone in 50 years. The cause of this is thought to be due to deforestation, and not necessary global warming.
Melting and sublimation (the transition from solid phase directly to vapor) both contribute to the ice loss. The glaciers have been in retreat for more than a century, with a drying climate in East Africa.
Nearly 5 million indigenous trees were planted around the base of the mountain in 2008 to combat the issue.
Melting and sublimation (the transition from solid phase directly to vapor) both contribute to the ice loss. The glaciers have been in retreat for more than a century, with a drying climate in East Africa.
Nearly 5 million indigenous trees were planted around the base of the mountain in 2008 to combat the issue.
