More Conservation Worries for Kenya

While doing a search for news from Kenya, I just came across a report about the snows and ice of Mt. Kilimanjaro and Mt. Kenya (Africa's two tallest mountains) disappearing. According to an environmental group called the Kenyan Green Belt Movement, these 2 mountains could lose their ice coer entirely over the next 25-50 years due to deforestation (loss of trees) and industrial pollution. The snow and ice on these mountains are important sources of water because many rivers start in the mountains. Those rivers then provide major sources of water and can also be used to generate power using dams. The Green Belt Movement is hoping that a tree planting project will help eliminate dangerous carbon dioxide that affects the environment.

The full story can be read online at CNN.com.