🏔️ KILIMANJARO

🏔️ KILIMANJARO — THE ROOF OF AFRICA | Long-Hidden Scientific Mysteries | STEMSwahili Documentary Did you know that there is a volcano lying beneath the snows of Kilimanjaro? Or that its ice is disappearing for a completely different reason than people think? Or the story of a leopard found at an altitude of 5,640 meters — near the summit? Today, STEMSwahili takes you on a scientific journey inside the highest mountain in Africa — Kilimanjaro — the Roof of Africa. This is no ordinary documentary. This is Kilimanjaro through the eyes of science — in Swahili. 🔔 SUBSCRIBE for more scientific documentaries in Swahili 👍 LIKE if you love African science 📲 SHARE with a student, teacher, or loved one 💬 COMMENT: Would you like to climb Kilimanjaro one day? SOURCES: 1. Ice — A Scientific Source (Peer-Reviewed) Thompson, L.G., Brecher, H.H., Mosley-Thompson, E., Hardy, D.R., & Mark, B.G. (2009). Glacier loss on Kilimanjaro continues unabated. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 106(47), 19770–19775. https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas... 2. Ice — A Paleoclimatic Perspective (Peer-Reviewed) Thompson, L.G., Mosley-Thompson, E., Davis, M.E., & Brecher, H.H. (2011). A paleoclimatic perspective on the 21st-century glacier loss on Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Annals of Glaciology, 52(59), 60–68. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journa... 3. Ice — Latest Review 2021 (Peer-Reviewed) Prinz, R., et al. (2022). Tropical glacier loss in East Africa: recent areal extents on Kilimanjaro, Mount Kenya, and in the Rwenzori Range from high-resolution remote sensing data. IOP Science — Environmental Research: Climate. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10... 4. Ice — Ice Thickness (Peer-Reviewed) Stadelmann, C., & Fürst, J. (2020). Brief communication: Glacier thickness reconstruction on Mt. Kilimanjaro. The Cryosphere (TC), 14, 3399–3408. https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/14... 5. Causes of Ice Shrinkage — Sublimation (Peer-Reviewed) Mote, P.W., & Kaser, G. (2007). The shrinking glaciers of Kilimanjaro: Can global warming be blamed? American Scientist, 95(4), 318–325. https://www.americanscientist.org/art... 6. Geology of Kilimanjaro — Geological Data (Scientific Reference) Downie, C., Humphries, D.W., Wilcockson, W.H., & Wilkinson, P. (1965). Geology of Kilimanjaro. Nature, 198, 1057–1058. (This is the data used in the Sémhur geological map on Wikimedia) 7. Giant Groundsel — Scientific Taxonomy (Scientific Reference) Dendrosenecio kilimanjaro — iNaturalist / African Plants Database. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/3411... Wikipedia (based on African Plants Database): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendros... 8. Kilimanjaro in General — Research Starters (Academic Database) EBSCO Research Starters — Mount Kilimanjaro. https://www.ebsco.com/research-starte... EBSCO Research Starters — Kilimanjaro's Ice Cap. https://www.ebsco.com/research-starte... IMAGE SOURCES "Mount Kilimanjaro Geology Map" Author: Sémhur | Based on data from Downie et al. (1965) License: CC BY-SA 4.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... "Shira Plateau" Author: Stig Nygaard | Source: Flickr License: CC BY 2.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Sergey Pesterev / Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/mfX814jtyro License: Unsplash Free License DISCLAIMER: The images you see of the 1926 climbers and the discovery of the frozen leopard were generated by an artificial intelligence (AI) for illustrative purposes only. This historical event has been verified by real sources. No real video of the 1926 expedition exists. #Kilimanjaro #StemSwahili #SwahiliScience #PaaLaAfrika #RoofOfAfrica #Tanzania #AfricaDocumentary #KilimanjaroDocumentary #AfricaScience #AfricaEnvironment #VolcanoAfrica #KilimanjaroClimb #AfricanScience #STEMCiswahili #ElimuKiswahili #NationalGeographicStyle #BBCEarth #DocumentaryKiswahili #KilimanjaroNationalPark #TanzaniaWildlife #AfricanNature #ClimateChangeAfrica #GlacierRetreat #KilimanjaroGlacier #Hemingway #SnowsOfKilimanjaro #AfrikaYaShangaza #TanzaniaNature #EastAfrica #WondersOfAfrica #KiboVolcano #MawenziPeak #ShiraPlateau #AshPit #Sublimation #VolcanoScience #NaturalWonders #AfricanWonders #ScienceAfrica #KiswahiliContent #SwahiliScience #AfricanEducation #STEMAfrica #LearnSwahili #KiswahiliYouTube #AfricaMashariki #TanzaniaYouTube #MountKilimanjaro #KilimanjaroHike #UhurPeak #KilimanjaroSummit #AfricanDocumentary #mawenzi #Shira #Kibo #Bongomovie #swahilimovies #tanzania #kenya #congo