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East Africa's iconic snow peaks will soon disappear for good. What will be lost when they melt?
East Africa's shrinking mountain glaciers on three peaks in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania will soon be no more.
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The impending disappearance of East Africa's iconic snow peaks is a significant environmental development. The ice areas on Mount Kenya, the continent's second-highest peak, have drastically shrunk over the past 115 years, with a 96% reduction in that timeframe. This loss will have a profound impact on the region's ecosystem, as the melting ice caps will cease to exist in the next three to five years.
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