Climate change is rapidly accelerating the melting of glaciers on Mount Kenya, Africa’s second-highest mountain after Kilimanjaro.
Why in the News?
The Lewis glacier, once a prominent ice mass, has now shrunk significantly, with studies predicting Mount Kenya could become entirely ice-free by 2030.
A 2011 study from Austria’s University of Innsbruck reported that Lewis Glacier lost 90% of its volume between 1934 and 2010.
A 2023 satellite study found that only 4.2% of the ice observed in 1900 remains today.
About Mount Kenya
Location: Central Kenya, just south of the Equator.
Elevation:5,199 meters (17,058 feet) at its highest peak (Batian).
UNESCO World Heritage Site: Designated in 1997 for its ecological and cultural significance.
Geological Origin: A long-extinct stratovolcano, heavily eroded over time.
Glaciers: Home to Lewis Glacier and Tyndall Glacier, among the last remaining tropical glaciers in Africa.
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