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The article was orginally published at: No Snows on Kilimanjaro by 2030 as Glaciers Continue Their Rapid Retreat
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New research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences calculates for the first time the volume of ice lost from Mount Kilimanjaro’s snowfields and the prognosis isn’t good. From 1912-2007, the mountain’s iconic glaciers have decreased some 85%, with 26% of glacier present in 2000 now gone:…Read the full story on TreeHugger
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