Mount Kenya, Kilimanjaro and Rwenzori could soon lose its beautiful glaciers
Ahead of the United Nations climate conference to start on October 31st, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) along with other agencies, revealed in a grim report asserting that Africa’s rare glaciers are coming to an end. The report attributes the slow decline of the snowy white peaks of Rwenzori, Kilimanjaro, and Mt. Kenya mountains to climate change and rising temperatures caused by global warming.
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Ahead of the United Nations climate conference to start on October 31st, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) along with other agencies, revealed in a grim report asserting that Africa’s rare glaciers are coming to an end. The report attributes the slow decline of the snowy white peaks of Rwenzori, Kilimanjaro, and Mt. Kenya mountains to climate change and rising temperatures caused by global warming.
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The report claims that the continent’s more than a billion people are most vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change, a problem brought about by the rest of the world. According to the report, Africa’s fifty-four countries are only responsible for less than five percent of global greenhouse emissions. The report states that Mount Kenya, Mount Kilimanjaro, and Mount Rwenzori in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, respectively, are losing their glaciers faster than the global average and estimates that total deglaciation will occur by 2040.
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The report spells imminent socio-economic doom in Africa, arguing that by 2050, climate change could reduce GDP (Gross Domestic Product) by up to 3%. WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas claims that more than a hundred million people living in extreme poverty in Africa are at substantial risk from global warming. The Secretary-General says that climate change will expose this at-risk population to extreme heat, drought and floods if the relevant authorities fail to set up prohibitive and mitigative measures.
Source: WMO
