HIGH ATLAS MOUNTAINS, Morocco — When we set off on foot from a tiny mountain town called Imlil, it was still early, the sky purple. The peaks towering above the valley were just visible in the dim ...

African mountain ranges, including Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Kenya, and the Ruwenzori Mountains, are facing accelerating climate impacts marked by melting glaciers, forest loss, and prolonged droughts.

Temperature increases in mountain areas are known to stimulate an upslope shift of plant species that are adapted to colder temperatures. However, the research team has now found that under an ...