New research suggests Mont Blanc, known as 'the roof of Europe', has been impacted by the continent's exceptionally dry summer.
Scientists this year measured Mont Blanc's peak to be 4,805 metres, which is 2.22 metres shorter than in 2021, the BBC reports.France steps up war on bedbugs after public outcry
Known as the 'roof of Europe', Mont Blanc, in south-east France, attracts up to 30,000 climbers every year who set out to ascend it.But des Garets was cautious about what caused the latest shrinkage of its peak.
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