While there's still time.

We are facing global warming - people rush up to the top of Kilimanjaro while the snow still shines white from the summit of it. Different theories exist to what the name means but some says it is Swahili for White Hill or Shining Hill and well if the current path is continued they will have to come up with a different name for Africa's highest point.

Satellite photos from 1993 and 2000 shows alarming signs of what is going on.

Some scientists believe the snow cap of Mount Kilimanjaro will be gone in two decades. Researchers say the ice fields on Africa’s highest mountain shrank by 80 percent in the past century. (A snow cap formed some 11,000 years ago)

Same source as images

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But this is nothing compared to what global morale is doing with Amsterdam. The City is buying the windows that used to hold the (in-)famous Red Light booths and are instead replacing them by fashion stores and boutiques. By this, destroying (or cleaning up) a 400-year-old tradition. All subventioned by the City, the tenants will only have to pay for electricity and water and the City covers up the rent.

Red light district, A'dam

"Luckily" we got to see that one in time. Let's hope we'll make it in time to climb Kilimanjaro as well. A task not as easily undertaken but far from impossible.