Mont Blanc loses over a metre of height in a year as Alpine glaciers shrink

Western Europe's highest mountain declined to 4,807.47 metres, with surveyors attributing the shift to climate-driven changes in snow and ice accumulation on its peak.

First covered Oct 14, 2026 · 8:33 AM PT · 1 article · no longer in the live window

Mont Blanc loses over a metre of height in a year as Alpine glaciers shrink — Image via theguardian.com

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27d Guardian Environment Mont Blanc, the ‘roof of Europe’, loses more than a metre of height in a year — Peak of French mountain now 4,807 metres high and fluctuates year by year due to changes in Alpine climate Western Europe’s highest mountain shrank by more…

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Appeared in: 2026-10-15 (#17)

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