Charles Kibaki Muchiri traced the water trickling across the surface of the Lewis Glacier with his fingers, illustrating how ...

Mount Kenya, the country's tallest peak and a major tourist attraction, is rapidly losing its snow and glaciers. Scientists warn the mountain could be completely ice-free by 2030, a grim forecast as ...

Charles Kibaki Muchiri traced the water trickling across the surface of the Lewis Glacier with his fingers, showing how ...

The Lewis Glacier, with a pool of meltwater at its base, in Mount Kenya National Park All 19 of the world's glacier regions experienced a net loss of mass in 2024 for the third consecutive year ...

Mount Kenya rises to an altitude of 5,000 metres, making it the second-highest peak in Africa. However, for several years now ...

A panoramic view of the melting Lewis Glacier, with a pool of meltwater at its base, in Mount Kenya National Park on March 7. LUIS TATO/AFP Charles Kibaki Muchiri traced the water trickling across ...

The Lewis Glacier once covered one of Mount Kenya's slopes. The imposing mass of ice visible in archive photos has now been reduced to just two blocks -- the biggest only a few dozen metres wide.

MERU, Kenya — Charles Kibaki Muchiri traced the water trickling across the surface of the Lewis Glacier with his fingers ... the affable 50-year-old guide has been taking hikers to the peaks of Mount ...