retreating glaciers
Kilimanjaro’s Melting Snow Shows a Drastic Picture of Global Warming
Mount Kilimanjaro is Africa's highest peak, and used to be covered in snow throughout the year despite its proximity to the equator. The ill-effects of global warming however, have put up a drastic picture of the mountain, whose slopes went ice-free this year; probably for the first time in 12,000 years.
