*  Betsy Mason, “African Ice Under Wraps,” Nature, 24, November 2003. “Although it’s tempting to blame the ice loss on global warming, researchers think that deforestation of the mountain’s foothills is the more likely culprit,” http://www.nature.com/nsu/031117/031117 – 8.html.

    Kaser, et al., “Modern glacier retreat on Kilimanjaro as evidence of climate change: Observations and facts,” International Journal of Climatology 24: (2004): 329–39. “In recent years, Kilimanjaro and its vanishing glaciers have become an ‘icon’ of global warming…[but] processes other than air temperature control the ice recession…A drastic drop in atmospheric moisture at the end of the 19th century and the ensuing drier climate conditions are likely forcing glacier retreat.”