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

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Mont Blanc, the ‘roof of Europe’, loses more than a metre of height in a year
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Peak of French mountain now 4,807 metres high and fluctuates year by year due to changes in Alpine climateWestern Europe’s highest mountain shrank by more than a metre last year. The peak of Mont Blanc in France now stands 4,807.47 metres above sea level, a team of surveyors said on Wednesday, putting “the roof of Europe” 1.29 metres lower than in 2025.The mountain is about 4,792 metres tall but the summit constantly shifts as heat, wind and precipitation change the thickness of snow and ice on

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