A new UNESCO report released on Thursday predicts that glaciers at many World Heritage sites, including Mount Kilimanjaro National Park, will likely vanish by 2050. The warning follows a study of nearly 19 000 glaciers at 50 sites, covering 66 000 square kilometres. African glaciers in particular are said to be at some of the greatest risk. Prof Douglas Hardy, from University of Massachusetts Amherst, is been researching Kilimanjaro's glaciers for more than 20 years and tells us more.
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