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Snow on Mt Kilimanjaro will vanish in 20 years, study shows

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Posted  Monday, November 9  2009 at  00:00

The melting could be devastating for local people and wildlife, which depend on its runoff waters.

Britain’s Met Office has predicted that glacial retreats worldwide could lead to a 20 per cent fall in global agricultural productivity.

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