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News Release 09-213
The Snows of Kilimanjaro: For How Much Longer?
Shrinking rapidly ... and likely to be lost
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The ice fields atop Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro glow golden in the last of the afternoon sun.
Credit: Lonnie Thompson, Ohio State University
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Kilimanjaro's massive ice fields have begun eroding as global temperatures rise.
Credit: Lonnie Thompson, Ohio State University
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One of a growing number of isolated remnants of Kilimanjaro ice spires, once full glaciers.
Credit: Lonnie Thompson, Ohio State University
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