Why hasn't the fire at the highest peak in Africa been put out?

A fire broke out in Kilimanjaro Mountain on the afternoon of June 65438+1October 65438+1October 0, and firefighters and local people immediately put out the fire. However, due to the high altitude, windy weather, dryness and other factors, the fire has not been extinguished for three days.

The photos released by the Administration on June 5438+02 showed that the fire broke out halfway up the mountain. In the past few days, many photos show that the fire swallowed up the vegetation on the mountain and the smoke filled the air. In the nearby town of Moxi, locals can see flames rolling on the mountain. The fire broke out near a tourist rest stop in the mountainous area. Agence France-Presse reported that Kilimanjaro has many climbing routes, two of which pass through this rest stop.

Many people worry that Kilimanjaro has a unique ecosystem and is home to many unique animals and plants, and mountain fires may pose a threat to them. For example, some recent studies show that mountain fog is the key to the survival of some trees, especially in drought and rainy season, fog condenses into water droplets on leaves and flows into the soil, so that trees will not die, and continuous fires lead to no more fog in mountainous areas.

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Brief introduction of Kilimanjaro

Kilimanjaro, known as the "roof of Africa", receives about 50,000 climbers every year and is one of Tanzania's most important tourism resources. Kilimanjaro Mountain is relatively less difficult to climb than the famous peaks such as Himalayas and Andes, and is welcomed by ordinary tourists.

Tanzania's National Park Service set Kilimanjaro's altitude at 5895 meters in 1952, and then repeated surveys. 1999 was set at 5892m, in 2008 at 5902m and in 20 14 at 5899m.

Xinhua News Agency's new media-continue to put out the fire! The highest mountain fire in Africa burned for three days.