Kilimanjaro's Snows Will Soon Be History

Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro is one of the most renowned natural landmarks in the world today. Dominating large plains, the mountain looks as if it had its top cut off by a giant wielding a sword. Its iconic image is partially given by the fact that, while in Africa, it has its top cover... [ read more >> ]

One of a growing number of isolated remnants of Kilimanjaro ice spires, once full glaciers

The ice fields atop Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro glow golden in the light of the afternoon sun

Kilimanjaro's massive ice fields have begun to erode as global temperatures has risen

Image comment: Kilimanjaro's massive ice fields have begun to erode as global temperatures has risen
Image credits: Lonnie Thompson / Ohio State University

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Kilimanjaro's massive ice fields have begun to erode as global temperatures has risen
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