African mountains are feeling the heat of climate change
A view of Mt Kilimanjaro. Glaciers at many UNESCO World Heritage sites including Yellowstone and Kilimanjaro National Park will likely vanish by 2050, the UN agency has warned. PHOTO | FILE | AFP
African mountains are not immune to climate change. Small glaciers still exist in three mountain massifs – Mount Kenya (Kenya), Kilimanjaro (Tanzania) and the Rwenzori mountains (Uganda) – but these are in rapid retreat. They are also predicted to disappear entirely by the middle of the century.
