File:Melting of African glaciers by 2040 (Copernicus).jpg

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This image, acquired on 26 August 2021 by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites, shows the Mount Kilimanjaro glaciers in Tanzania.

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English: This image, acquired on 26 August 2021 by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites, shows the Mount Kilimanjaro glaciers in Tanzania. According to the World Meteorological Organisation’s “The State of the Climate in Africa 2020” report, Africa's few glaciers will disappear in the coming decades due to climate change. In particular, the report indicates that the Mount Kilimanjaro (shown in this Sentinel-2 image), Mount Kenya and the Rwenzori Mountains glaciers have melted more quickly than the global average during recent years and that, if current trends continue, there will be a complete loss of ice by 2040. Copernicus includes several tools in its data and products portfolio which allow monitoring of the effects of climate change on our planet. The Copernicus Climate Change Service, for example, includes a simulator that allows us to find out the current level of global warming and compare it with the targets set by the 2015 Paris Climate Accords.
Date Taken on 26 August 2021
Source Melting of African glaciers by 2040
Author European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery

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Attribution: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2021

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