One of the world's most beautiful landscape set to undergo a drastic change in twenty years. More than 85% of the ice that covered the three peaks of Africa's highest mountain has disappeared in the last 100 years and the rest is melting at such a rate it will be gone by 2030.The disappearance of the ice-cap will alter one of the worlds most arresting images - elephants and giraffs trekking across the shimmering Tanzanian plains with the ice - caped peaks of mountain in the distance.
By using global positioning from satellites, aerial maps and an array of stakes placed on the ice fields, the researchers have been able to confirm that Kilimanjaro's white cap is retreating in extent and volume. The rate of retreat could see the mountain completely ice free within 20 years .
There was about 12.1 square kilometres of ice on the mountain. Since then, there have been five maps, the latest produced from aerial photographs taken on 16 February, 2000. That showed only 2.2 sq km of ice remained on the mountain - so we've lost about 80% of the ice since 1912.
The Furtwangler ice wall on Kilimanjaro has undergone a massive retreat in recent years.Evidence is mounting that human influences on climate are causing glaciers to retreat dramatically around the world, and especially at high elevations in the tropics.
The Furtwangler ice wall on Kilimanjaro has undergone a massive retreat in recent years.Evidence is mounting that human influences on climate are causing glaciers to retreat dramatically around the world, and especially at high elevations in the tropics.
However the situation is getting worse day by day,what we are doing?We are not least concerned about the cry of our Mother Nature , instead we are busy in devising new ways on how to ruin her further .Shame on mankind !
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