Fire that scorched African mountain range was unprecedented in the last 12,000 years, research shows
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May 13, 2026, 11:00 am94 pts
PHYSorgIn 2012, a wildfire ripped through 42 square kilometers of alpine moorland in Africa's Rwenzori Mountains, a range of glaciated peaks on the border of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The blaze, which occurred at an elevation of over 13,000 feet, was shocking to those familiar with the mountains, as…
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