Kilimanjaro

Despite the fact that Mount Kilimanjaro is located in one of the world’s warmer climates, like any other mountain with such high altitude, it has snowy peaks and glaciers that add interest to climbers, (although it doesn’t do much for the wildlife on the mountain); however, according to research, as a result of climate change, we can expect that snow atop Mount Kilimanjaro is a fleeting thing.

Evidence shows that until the last century, climate change had very little to no impact on the snow and ice that covers Kilimanjaro’s highest peaks – there’s evidence that some of it might have been there for approximately 4,000 years and has never showed signs of melting. However, that has all changed in recent years with global climate change taking a rather significant toll on the mountain. According to Paleoclimatologist Lonnie Thompson, approximately 85% of the snow and ice that was on Africa’s tallest mountain in 1912 has since disappeared, and even in the new millennium, evidence shows that there’s been a 25% reduction.

Source: Simply Green