Fear looms in Kenya and Tanzania as the snow on Mt Kenya and Mt Kilimanjaro is foreseen to drop by 2050 due to warm temperatures brought by carbon emissions.
Mt Kilimanjaro and Mt Kenya are among the mountains that stand to lose their snow by 2050. The report by UNESCO, after they conducted a study on 18,600 glaciers at UNESCO’s 50 world heritage sites covering 66,000 square kilometres, issued this warning after the studies showed that the mountains’ glaciers have been retreating at an alarming rate since the year 2000, due to carbon dioxide emissions that are warming temperatures.
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“These glaciers have been retreating at an accelerated rate since 2000 due to CO2 emissions, which are warming temperatures,” UNESCO said.
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Currently, the glaciers are losing 58 billion tonnes of ice every year which is equivalent to the combined annual water use of France and Spain and were responsible for almost five per cent of observed global sea-level rise.
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However, there is still hope for the glaciers as countries around the world pledge to control warming by regulating the temperatures are regulated to 1.5 degrees Celsius. This comes after a series of concerns were raised concerning the impact of global warming on climate change, which has led to a shortage of rain and as well as water levels.
