Mont Blanc the ‘roof of Europe’ loses more than a metre of height in a year

October 14, 2026 · 3:33 pm 1 sources

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• Mont Blanc the ‘roof of Europe’ loses more than a metre of height in a year
  The Guardian · October 14, 2026 15:33
  Peak of French mountain now 4,807 metres high and fluctuates year by year due to changes in Alpine climate Europe’s highest peak shrank by more than a metre last year, data has shown. Mont Blanc in France now stands 4,807.47 metres above sea level, a team of surveyors from the Haute-Savoie…