The Hemmingway classic, The Snows of Kilimanjaro, may need a new title. Scientists are concerned that global warming may cause Mount Kilimanjaro, known as the “The Shining Mountain” (Kilima Njaro in Swahili) to shine no more.
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A catastrophic event has implications that will greatly impact life as we know it, yet uncover prospective findings for our future as well. The Tangled Bank is a semimonthly collection of science articles hosted by a rotating community of bloggers. This time, Tangled Bank #29 is a bit like a natural history museum suspended in the blogosphere. It features 40 articles about the full range of the natural sciences, including a very brief Part 1 of our piece [...] These are lakes fed by glaciers at the southern tip of the South American landmass, in Patagonia. The bright blue light reflects nicely off the pure waters of Lago San Martin. Other parts of the terrain are covered in snowpack. We’re a little too close for good resolution, unfortunately. Glaciers once covered this entire area [...] |
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