Brian Vastag » Kilimanjaro http://brianvastag.net Science Journalist Sat, 15 Jan 2011 20:50:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 The Melting Snows of Kilimanjaro http://brianvastag.net/2009/11/the-melting-snows-of-kilimanjaro/ http://brianvastag.net/2009/11/the-melting-snows-of-kilimanjaro/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:19:13 +0000 Brian http://brianvastag.net/?p=234 Glacier remnant on Kilimanjaro

Glacier remnant on Kilimanjaro

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.

 ”They’re being decapitated,” says study leader Lonnie Thompson. “In fact, they’re probably not really glaciers anymore. They’re remnants of another climate.”

Published in Nature. [Link]

 

 

 

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