Overview: Shows the current state of nature around Mount Kenya, including geology, topography, glaciers, and vegetation.Discusses the changes in the natural environment of Mount Kenya and the transformation of This book describes the challenges for the natural environments and local communities in the future. Among the high mountains of Africa, only Kilimanjaro, Mount Kenya, and the Rwenzori Mountains are still capped with glaciers. The retreating rate of these glaciers has accelerated, and they are expected to disappear in the near future. In the area around Mount Kenya, the precipitation is
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