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Der Kilimandscharo ist mit 5895 Metern über dem Meeresspiegel der höchste Berg Afrikas. Nahe an seinem Gipfel liegt immer weißer Schnee. Weiter unter liegt deutlich weniger oder gar kein Schnee.

Mount Kilimanjaro has been called “The Shining Mountain.” Some scientists say Kilimanjaro’s peak may soon shine no more. According to Professor Lonnie Thompson, Ohio State University, Kilimanjaro’s ice fields could be gone by the year 2020. In his October 18, 2002, article in the journal Science, Thompson and his co-authors note that the ice on the summit, which formed more than 11,000 years ago, has dwindled by 82 percent over the past century. The authors note that the recent, dramatic decline in Kilimanjaro’s ice cap is particularly remarkable given its persistence through many previous shifts in climate, including a severe 300-year-long drought that impacted human populations living in the area about 4,000 years ago.

Credit: Jim Williams, NASA GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio, and the Landsat 7 Science Team

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