Italian scientists are to study the suspected drop of glacial cover on the Rwenzori Mountains, an Italian professor of topography said yesterday.

Giorgio Vassena, who has just accomplished one week of trekking the Rwenzoris, said that a test to investigate what mass of ice was lost in about 30 years is going to be enforced. He also added that they only have the 1906 data and cartography made in 1955 and are now organizing cartography study of the peaks because there is need for more records.

Vassena said global warming may be one of the causes of the decrease of the glaciers on mountain peaks the world over. He, however, warned that the causes of global warming needed to be established before seeking to address the problem.

The Rwenzori Mountains are found at the border of Uganda and the DR Congo. They are home to one of four remaining tropical ice fields outside of the Andes and are renowned for their spectacular and rare flora and fauna.

By Namisi

Uganda Safari News