The snow on top of Kilimanjaro will no longer be eternal

Climate Earth warms up, deforestation, too low rainfall are the causes of the everlasting snow class on the highest mountain in Africa Kilimanjaro is melting slowly, judgments of scientists at the national conference. climate economics takes place in Nairobi, Kenya.

In the last two years, Faustin Meela, a Tanzanian living at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa with 5,895 meters, did not believe his eyes: the eternal snow ice of the Gredner area at the top of Kilimanjaro, where he was Having reached the footsteps six years ago, has disappeared.

According to scientists, the bad thing could be coming by a little ice left over at Kilimajaro, as well as on Mount Kenya and the mountains Ruwnzonri (located between Congo Democratic Republic and Uganda) could disappear from now on. The next 20 or 50 years.

Scientists claim that the loss of these natural treasures may be due to the majority of human impact, or more precisely from greenhouse gas emissions (gas, oil, coal). and the effects on the heat of the sun in the atmosphere make the Earth's climate get warmer. However, the scientific community recognizes that they are lacking much information on this issue, especially less the local meteorological centers provide relevant information to be able to give complete explanations about the phenomenon of eternal snow ice on the peaks of Africa is melting.

According to Ellen Mosley-Thompson, a snow ice researcher at the University of Ohio (USA), the warming climate is not the only cause. Meanwhile, Stefan Hastenrath, a professor at the University of Wisconsin and a snow and ice researcher in Africa, said the black continent's snow layer began to melt from the 1880s, the beginning of the Revolution. industry.

Everlasting snow on top of Kilimanjaro is shrinking (Photo: TTO)

According to Professor Hastenrath, for more than a century now, the climate in East Africa is increasingly dry as the water levels of the rivers and lakes in the region decrease sharply and the wind from the west increases markedly. Professor thinks that people have no impact on this phenomenon.

According to many other scientists, the disappearance of permanent snow in Africa may stem from deforestation or erratic rain and sun. In particular, the trees are cut down causing the humidity of the air to be reduced, leading to a decrease in the cloud and fog and making the wind dry and the sunlight spontaneously impact on the snow and ice on the peaks. Mountain.

But for whatever reason, Mosley-Thompson researcher warns the saddest thing is going to happen to people when the only permanent snowpack left atop Kilimanjaro will be in the . freezer University of Ohio rescue!

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