The Uganda Atlas

Changes in glacial extent: Rwenzori mountains

Source : Mileham et al, in press quoted in Pomeroy & Tushabe (2004)

Source: Atlas of Environment Change for Africa, UNEP 2008

Mt. Rwenzori Glaciers Global warming, disappearing ice caps, reduced stream water

If global warming persists, ice cover on the peaks of the Rwenzoris (Baker, Speke and Stanley) will disappear altogether by 2023 (Mileham et al in press). In 1987 there was more snow on the Stanely, Baker and Speke peaks but by 2005 there are strong signs of reduction in snow. The disappearance of the ice cover will mean reduced water

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