Refleksi : Gleiser di pegunungan Bintang di Papua mungkin sudah tidak ada lagi, es abadinya, sudah mencair. Hal ini tidak diberitakan di media di Indonesia.
http://slatest.slate.com/id/2234438/?wpisrc=newsletter Snows of Kilimanjaro Will Exist Only in History Books Since 1912, 85 percent of the ice on top of Africa's highest mountain has disappeared, according to a new study. If predictions are correct and it all disappears within 20 years, it will mark the first time in 12,000 years that the mountain doesn't have any ice. This is primarily due to an increase in global temperatures, although, as the New York Times emphasizes, there isn't any consensus on the actual cause of the decline in ice. Interestingly, though, researchers found that in the past 40 years there has been a process of extensive melting and refreezing of the ice, something that had never occurred before. And even those who say other causes, such as moisture levels, could be responsible for the ice disappearing are quick to point out that Kilimanjaro can't be seen in isolation, as there have been sharp declines in ice fields elsewhere in the world. "The fact that so many glaciers throughout the tropics and subtropics are showing similar responses suggests an underlying common cause," the study's leader said. Read original story in The Times (of London) | Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009
