The effects of Global warming have caused dismay among island countries as well as a number of coastal islands. In East Africa, the rising temperatures have shown a huge effect beginning with the melting of some of the ice-capped peaks of a number of mountains like Mt. Rwenzori, Kilimanjaro and Kenya which destinations have been commonly visited by tourists on their safari in Africa.

The snow on Mt. Kenya has shrunk by over half during the last Thirty years, whereas the well-known Kilimanjaro ice peak, immortalized by the book ‘Snows of Kilimanjaro’ by Ernest Hemingway today is simply a shadow of the past then the glacier peak of the Mountains of the Moon – Mt. Rwenzori has reduced by a number of kilometers over the last 100 years. This evidence disproves the declaration publicized in several developed countries, who initially thought accountable for the increase in greenhouse gasses, that climatic change is simply fiction. Today the reality is clearly evident, and its threatening water sources as well as food production for so many people, causing disaster if no steps are put in play to cub the current climatic condition

Hikers that take a safari to Africa to climb the mountains in East Africa have confirmed that the amount of snow or ice is less with more sights of fragile rock as you reach the peaks; thus making the climbing of the Speke, Baker and Stanley peaks on Mt. Rwenzori very difficult.

Snow on the slope of Mt. Kilimanjaro is shifting downwards especially after days of heavy snowfall, and this remains visible until the snow melts it off. This is the same thing happening with Mountain Kenya where the snow today is simply a shadow of the old snow days.

Today Safari operators in Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya recognized these changes, and all sadly lamenting about losing these appealing features that have offered a beautiful background to so many pictures taken there.

‘I suppose that the message which should be passed on when marketing East Africa’s mountain destinations needs to be that this is the time to visit and climb Mt. Kilimanjaro, Mt, Kenya as well as Mt. Rwenzori. in addition, this is the best time for other tourists who wish to safari to East Africa, this is the best-time to do so.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Nobody knows just what the mountains will be 30 – 40 years from today.

Weather records reveal that the average temperatures within East Africa as well as other parts of the world have been increasing thus making floods and drought more frequent these days.

Therefore, this is the best time to take your African Safari into East Africa and enjoy the various tourist destinations let alone the mountains, the different wild animals, cultural sites the beautiful coastal beaches, Gorillas and so many more.

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