2009Nov3: 85% of the ice atop Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania that was present in 1912 has disappeared, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The lead author of the study is Lonnie G. Thompson, a glaciologist at Ohio State University (New York Times).
Reference: New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/03/world/africa/03melt.html
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