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The melting snows of Kilimanjaro near the African equator have become a symbol of global warming but is there really a link between the two? Two geophysicists, Philip Mote and Georg Kaser don’t think so. In an article in the journal American Scientific the two scientists have identified other causes.

Global warming is the obvious reason for the world’s melting glaciers which have been in retreat since the end of the mini ice-age over 150 years ago. However equatorial glaciers have a dynamic of their own. At the summit of the tropical African mountains the temperatures are below zero. Continue Reading…

 If traveling to Africa and climbing one of the world’s tallest mountains sounds like an interesting way to spend some time, then consider the latest fundraiser for the Ward Melville Heritage Organization. World explorer Richard Wiese will be at Stony Brook next week to share his adventures and to organize a Mount Kilimanjaro expedition meant for anyone between the ages of 16 and 65.

Wiese, who stars in the nationally syndicated television series “Exploration with Richard Wiese,” will be at the WMHO Cultural Education Center in Stony Brook on December 19 at 6:30 p.m. He will talk about his past and upcoming adventures, present a slide show and discuss the March 2008 Kilimanjaro trip, according to Marie Gilbertie of the WMHO. The expedition to Mount Kilimanjaro will serve as a fundraiser for the non-profit organization, she said, which offers programs to middle school and high school students. Continue Reading…