Glaciers: Ice cover in Africa has halved • Table.Briefings

Africa’s few glaciers, like here on Kilimanjaro, are melting at a rapid pace.

Africa’s glaciers are melting at a rapid pace. They could disappear entirely by the middle of the century.

The ice cover of Africa’s few glaciers has halved since the beginning of the 21st century. They could be completely gone by the middle of the century. These findings are from a study published in the journal Environmental Research. Since the beginning of the 20th century, more than 90 percent of the ice has already disappeared.

Glaciers: Ice cover in Africa has halved since the beginning of the century

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