MONT BLANC

Sept. 30, 2019

Part of a glacier on a mountain in the Mont Blanc range is at risk of collapse, prompting Italian authorities to close roads and evacuate Alpine hamlets. Rising global temperatures are causing the melting of mountain glaciers and the retreat of polar ice sheets.

About:

  • Mont blanc is also known as White Mountain in French.

  • It rises 4,808 m above sea level and is the highest mountain in the Alps and the highest in the European Union.

  • The mountain stands in a range called the Graian Alps, between the regions of Aosta Valley, Italy, and Savoie and Haute-Savoie, France. The border between Italy and France passes through the summit of Mont Blanc, making it both French and Italian. 

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