Ill effects of the heatwave
Mont Blanc is closed. Whether this is really down to global warming or just a one off hot summer this is worrying indeed.
Glaciologists estimate it will take 30-40 metres of snow, which would normally take several harsh winters to fall, to make good the deficit of snow and ice that has melted this summer.
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