# @wmo_omm on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DZxeEsfEwIN
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/66830371-wmo-omm-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-06-19T15:45:17.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** WMO (@wmo_omm) — https://gondola.cc/wmo_omm

## Caption

Africa's glaciers - found only on Mt. Kilimanjaro and Mt. Kenya in East Africa, and the Ruwenzori Mountains on the Uganda-DRC border - have lost more than 90% of their area since the late nineteenth century.

Mt. Kilimanjaro's ice cover has shrunk from 11.4 km² in 1900 to just 0.98 km² today. Between June 1984 and July 2011, its snow-cover areas were reduced by 77.2%, as seen in this photo by nasa/JSC Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth, taken on 4 March 2025.
The continued loss of these glaciers threatens regional water cycles and increases the risk of glacial lake outburst floods.

Only 40% of countries in Africa have multi-hazard early warning systems needed to save lives and livelihoods from extreme climate and weather. However, there are encouraging signs of strengthening preparedness and response capabilities across the region.

Go to the 🔗 in our bio to find out more about Africa’s glaciers in the WMO #StateOfClimate in Africa 2025.

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