We found that, in the populated areas below the national park, 75% of Kilimanjaro’s indigenous plants had been wiped out over ...

Africa's highest mountain has lost 75% of its natural plant species over the last 100 years, according to new research. But climate change "had no measurable effect" on the trend, say scientists.

A new study suggests that, between 1911 and 2022, land-use change was the primary direct cause of the loss of 75% of natural plant species on the lower slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro. Andreas Hemp of the ...

Jeff Harmon took on Africa's highest peak with over 130 helpers and learned to let go of his plans when the mountain had ...

Kilimanjaro is a tantalising prospect: an enormous, continent-topping high that even ordinary hikers can reach once steeled to the task. Trekking up the lower slopes of Kilimanjaro is an adventure ...

Mountaineering is a divine passion to him. A return home to where he belongs. To everyone else, he is James Kagambi. To those who know the sound of crampons biting into ice, he is KG. His life has ...

MOUNT KILIMANJARO NATIONAL PARK, Tanzania — The climbers were asleep in their tents before a predawn ascent of Africa's highest peak, when the boulders rained down. Three Americans died and two were ...

Night - Scattered showers with a 90% chance of precipitation. Winds ENE at 15 to 16 mph (24.1 to 25.7 kph). The overnight low will be 40 °F (4.4 °C). Rain with a high of 46 °F (7.8 °C) and a 88% ...