The snow on the 'roof of Africa' will disappear

According to a recent study by scientists at Ohio University (USA), the snow at Kilimanjaro - one of the most beautiful mountains in the world - will disappear within two decades, due to global warming. bridge.

Kilimanjaro paradise - Photo: Getty

Previous studies have shown that more than 85% of the ice sheets covering the three highest peaks in Africa have disappeared in the past 100 years and with the current ice melting rate, the remaining ice will dissolve into 2030.

The disappearance of the ice will change the image of this beautiful mountain. The images of mountains covered with white snow and elephants and giraffes across the Tanzania plains will only be in imagination. Such scenes were once the inspiration for Ernest Hemingway, the world's most famous writer.

Scientists conducted the study by drilling down the ice on the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, reaching as high as 5,895m above sea level. The results of geodetic drilling analysis showed that 85 percent of this mountain cover ice since 1912 has melted in 2000. Since then the melting rate has increased and there is an additional 26 percent. The tape is gone.

Scientists at Ohio University claim that the cause of ice melting at such an alarming rate is due to global warming combined with snowfall due to climate change in recent years.

Research by American scientists also shows that the current temperature at the top of Kilimanjaro is at its highest level in more than 11,000 years, when ice was formed and discovered dust that has not been seen for thousands of years.

Professor Lonnie Thompson, an expert on earth science and head of the study, said: "This is the first time researchers have calculated the mass of melted ice in Kilimanjaro."

In addition, scientists have warned other glaciers, on Mount Kenya, the Rwenzori Mountains in Africa, as well as the high tropical glaciers in South America and the Andes in the Himalayas, also suffering from numbers. similar parts.

Kilimanjaro with 3 cone volcanic spiers, Kibo, Mawensi and Shira, is a dormant volcanic volcano in northeastern Tanzania. Kilimanjaro is the tallest standing mountain in the world with a height of 4,600m from the base of the mountain, and is the highest peak in Africa with a height of 5.895m and the fourth highest in the world compared to the sea.