CLIMATE CHANGE AND MOUNT KILIMANJARO

When you talk about mountains in the world Kilimanjaro will be the one of these mountains.

Kilimanjaro are among of the highest mountain in Africa which lies on the border of to countries Tanzania and Kenya.

This mountain have three summits which are Shira, kibo and Maweze all are very recent origin and both have suffered considerable erosion and only jagged peak remain.

The weather of amount Kilimanjaro at the South of the equator is affected by the passage of the Inter tropical Convergence Zone, which brings with it the main rainy periods.

Normally the drier seasons are associated with clear, dry weather which can last for weeks on end.

Kilimanjaro weather is generally encountered in the mornings and convectional rainfall, if any tends to come in mid-afternoon.

Temperatures very considerably with height and time of day, on the plains surrounding Kilimanjaro the average temperature is about 30°C. at 3000m.

Frosts can be encountered at night while day time temperatures range from 5 to 15°C. Night time temperatures on the summit can be well below freezing.

The shine and beauty of amount Kilimanjaro is started to disappear because of climate change, the ice of mount Kilimanjaro is melting, the ice has disappeared since 1912, with about one-third melting in just the last dozen years.

At this rate, all of the ice will be gone in about 15 years. Scientists hypothesize that less snow on the mountain during the rainy season.

According to the article written by ABERCROMBIE and KENT about the climate challenge of Mount Kilimanjaro, it is estimated that by the year 2020 there will be no glacier left on mount Kilimanjaro climb, that sign show Africa's beauty could soon be a thing of the past.

Climate change is already having an impact on habitats critical to the survival of wildlife in places around the globe.

The Signs of a changing of climate in Africa it doesn’t affect mount Kilimanjaro alone but it cause to spread of disease and melting glaciers in the mountains, warming temperatures in drought-prone areas, and sea-level rise and coral bleaching along the coastlines.