African Mountain Glaciers Will Be Gone in 30 Years
	Ancient Greeks and Egyptians talked about the Mountains of the Moon as the source of the Nile River. Indeed, the Ruwenzori Mountains, located between Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo, represent the highest water source for the Nile (with peaks over 16,000 ft (4,900 m)) and one of the few equatorial mountains with an ice cap. But now WWF and National Geographic signals that the mountains have lost 50% of their ice crown in the last ... [read more >>]
	26 March 2008, 05:01GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

The Mystic River: Nile
	This river is the maker of the oldest civilization recorded by the historical sources: 5,000 years ago, the Egyptian state emerged on its banks. It is best known as the longest river on the planet. Nile is consensually considered so as it has 6,695 km in length, even if some say that Amazon is longer (6,800 km). The problem is that nobody could tell where Amazon ends, due to its huge mouth. Anyway, while Amazon is the mightiest riv ... [read more >>]
	15 March 2008, 09:05GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Nile, the River That Revives the Desert
	It is best known as the longest river on the planet. Nile is consensually considered so as it has 6,695 km in length, even if some say that Amazon is longer (6,800 km). The problem is that nobody could tell where Amazon ends, due to its huge mouth. Anyway, while Amazon is the mightiest river on the planet (with a debit of 200,000 cubic meters/second, 20 % of the freshwater volume penetrating the oceans), Nile has a 60 times lower debit ... [read more >>]
	25 July 2007, 11:27GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Is the Amazon River Longer Than the Nile?
	There is a debate that has been going on for quite some time now: which is the world's longest river: the Amazon or the Nile? In the 20th century, consensus "granted" the title to the Nile. But now, Brazilian researchers claim the Amazon River, not the Nile, is the longest in the world. The Amazon is by far the world's largest river by debit, but the general opinion is that it is slightly shorter than Africa's Nile ... [read more >>]
	19 June 2007, 05:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia