Here's a startling look at the impact that climate change is having on the snow levels on Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, the "rooftop of Africa". All part of NBC's green marketing program, this video takes a look at the receding glaciers on the mountain, and it's not pretty. They have shrunk an incredible amount over just the last 7 years, and as anyone following the situation near the city of Arusha, which relies on the treks and expeditions as a major source of tourism, the glacier is widely expected to vanish by 2020, just over 10 years from now. Which such a short time horizon, I fear that even with tremendous efforts to reduce carbon emissions, we may be too late for Kilimanjaro's snow caps.

11/28/08 by visitEarth
Tags: Kilimanjaro, Africa, Tanzania, Mount Kilimanjaro, global warming, climate change, glaciers, glacier