The Heartland Institute - Nature Study Debunks Kilimanjaro Glacier Myth - by James M. Taylor
A Google search for "Kilimanjaro icecap" gets hundreds and hundreds of listings about how "global warming is destroying the Kilimanjaro icecap", including more than a few that directly blame the United States for this situation.
There's just one small problem - it ain't true. Decades of tree cutting at the base of the mountain has depleted the moisture reservoir that the icecap depended on to survive in the impossibly arid climate, and now that the trees are gone, there's no moisture to replenish the snow at the peak. The natural outcome is evaporation of the icecap. Replace the trees, and the icecap will return.
So, sorry, Greenies. Once again, you are being fools.
Posted on April 14, 2005 02:58 PM