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The Melting Snows of Kilimanjaro Tuesday, November 03, 2009 - Ehud Rattner Home >> Headlines >> Environment   
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Glaciers crowning Africa's tallest mountain could disappear within decades. The snows of Kilimanjaro are rapidly disappearing and will be gone by 2033, predicts the most detailed analysis yet of the iconic glaciers gracing Africa's highest peak. In addition to shrinking in area, Kilimanjaro's glaciers are thinning from the top down, says Ohio State University's Lonnie Thompson, lead author of the new study. "They're being decapitated," he says. (source: researchnews.osu.edu)
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