Saturday, September 25, 2010

Breaking: Ice changes on Kilimanjaro not caused by cell phone chargers in Topeka?

Kilimanjaro's vanishing ice due to tree-felling - environment - 25 September 2010 - New Scientist
Trees play an important role here by providing moisture through transpiration. Pepin suggests that extensive local deforestation in recent decades has likely reduced this flow of moisture, depleting the mountain's icy hood.

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