Fabled ice field 'set to vanish'

[lovuian]

http://feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/redir.php?jid=26beb41666fd3dec&cat=c08dd24cec417021

A fabled tropical ice field in Africa could disappear in two decades because of climate change, a study says.

The finding comes from the first survey in a decade of glaciers in the Rwenzori Mountains, East Africa, often referred to as the "Mountains of the Moon".

A British-Ugandan team says an increase in air temperature over the last four decades has contributed to a substantial reduction in glacial cover.

Details of the work appear in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.

Tropical glaciers are very sensitive indicators of tropical climate. They indicate quite clearly that the climate is changing

Richard Taylor, UCL
The Rwenzori Mountains straddle the border between Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.

They are home to one of four remaining tropical ice fields outside the Andes and are renowned for their spectacular and rare plant and animal life.

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Changing African climate...

[Bhaisahab]

1. Yep. Big bad GW is really upon us.

we may be at the "runaway GW" phase now. by 2015, mount kilimanjaro - perhaps the only ice covered peak in the equatorial region - is also set to lose its ice cover....
its such a fucking shame.

Note: GW = global warming, NOT george w!

[BrklynLiberal]

2. BushCo will destroy the entire planet if it is not stopped.

[medeak]

3. Is there any good news on DU?

am ready to slash wrists.

[saigon68]

4. Yes, the Good News is that Brittney is pregnant again

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[struggle4progress]

5. .

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