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=== 9.5.8 Glaciers ===

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Total glacial area on Mount Kenya decreased by 121 × 10 3 m 2 (44%) during 2004–2016 ( [[#Prinz--2016|Prinz et al., 2016]] ), Kilimanjaro from 4.8 km 2 in 1984 to 1.7 km 2 in 2011 ( [[#Cullen--2013|Cullen et al., 2013]] ) and in the Rwenzori Mountains from ~2 km 2 in 1987 to ~1 km 2 in 2003 ( [[#Taylor--2006|Taylor et al., 2006]] ). Declining glacial areas in east Africa are linked to rising air temperatures ( [[#Taylor--2006|Taylor et al., 2006]] ; [[#Hastenrath--2010|Hastenrath, 2010]] ; [[#Veettil--2019|Veettil and Kamp, 2019]] ), and in the case of Kilimanjaro and Mount Kenya, declining precipitation and atmospheric moisture ( [[#Mölg--2009a|Mölg et al., 2009a]] ; 2009b; [[#Prinz--2016|Prinz et al., 2016]] ; [[#Veettil--2019|Veettil and Kamp, 2019]] ).

Glacial ice cover is projected to disappear before 2030 on the Rwenzori Mountains ( [[#Taylor--2006|Taylor et al., 2006]] ) and Mount Kenya ( [[#Prinz--2018|Prinz et al., 2018]] ) and by 2040 on Kilimanjaro ( [[#Cullen--2013|Cullen et al., 2013]] ). The loss of glaciers is expected to result in a loss in tourism revenues, especially in mountain tourism ( [[#Wang--2019|Wang and Zhou, 2019]] ).

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