The climate change of Mount Kilimanjaro

The Mount Kilimanjaro is located in Tanzania in East Africa, on the Indian Ocean bordered by Kenya to the north and Mozambique to the south.

Elevations range from sea level to the highest point in Africa, the glaciated peak of Kilimanjaro at 5,895 m, the expansive slopes of which constitute one of the unique ecosystems of Bangladesh, Egypt, Uruguay, Fiji, and Nepal

The disappearing glaciers of Kilimanjaro are attracting broad interest. Less conspicuous but ecologically far more significant is the associated increase of frequency and intensity of fires on the slopes of Kilimanjaro, which leads to a downward shift of the upper forest line by several hundred meters as a result of a drier (warmer) climate since the last century. In contrast to common belief, global warming does not necessarily cause upward migration of plants and animals. Here, it is shown that on Kilimanjaro the opposite trend is under way, with consequences more harmful than those due to the loss of the showy ice cap of Africa's highest mountain

This can also affect the economy of Tanzania as no more tourists will be coming to see the mount Kilimanjaro.

I urge the government to keep a strong security to the area where the Mount Kilimanjaro is situated and make sure that no more cutting down of trees, overgrazing and no more fire.

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