Mountains matter—that’s the message from the United Nations for International Mountain Day, observed on December 11. More than half the world’s population relies on mountains for fresh water, food, and clean energy. When mountain ecosystems are threatened by climate change and land degradation, it endangers not just plants and animals, but also the people who depend on mountains to survive. Here at Mount Kilimanjaro, viewed from Chyulu Hills National Park in neighboring Kenya, the peak’s shrinking glaciers and ice fields are being closely monitored by scientists.
‘The mountains are calling’
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Sydney Harbour Bridge in Sydney, Australia
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Shining like Klondike gold
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Celebrate International Women’s Day
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Hey, who’s in charge here?
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It’s Giving Tuesday
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Tigh Mor Trossachs on Loch Achray, Scotland
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Queen Elizabeth s Platinum Jubilee
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Ponta da Piedade rock formations in Portugal
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Four little birds sitting in a tree…
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A festival of colors
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Keep watching the skies
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It s National Mushroom Month!
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Papa was a flightless bird
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Mute swan
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San Blas Islands, Panama
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A magnificent monolith
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Mount Rainier National Park
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India Republic Day
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Freeloaders of the avian world
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Przewalskis horses, Hustai National Park, Mongolia
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One for the books
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New Year s Eve
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A crane for good luck in today’s big game
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A garden of prickly delights
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It s a ruff life
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May the Fourth be with you…
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Let s run em up!
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Rideau Canal Skateway in Ottawa, Canada
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Three cheers for polar bears!