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Thursday, 05 October, 2023 05:09 PM

The height of Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in Western Europe, located between France and Italy, reached 4,805.59 meters after being measured in September, 2.22 meters lower than in 2021, a group of French surveyors said. For Sky News.

About twenty people equipped with advanced equipment climbed Mount Mont Blanc for the first time by drone in mid-September to conduct precision surveys every two years for several days starting in 2001..

The activity aims to model the snow cover and collect scientific data on the impact of climate change on the Alpine chain, as indicated by the participants in this initiative initiated by the Chamber of Expert Surveyors in Haute-Savoie. Large number of partners..

Chamber president Jean de Jarre said during a press conference in Chamonix: “This year the height of Montblanc was reported to have reached 4,805.59 meters,” and “a decrease of 2.22 meters was recorded compared to the figure for 2021.”“.

The experts stressed that “climate scientists, glaciologists and other experts must now review all the data collected and develop hypotheses to explain the phenomenon,” stressing that their role was limited to “collecting data for future generations.”“.

“Have we seen such a large discrepancy before? The answer is yes,” de Jaar said, explaining that the difference “reflects fluctuations in rainfall during the summer.”“.

He continued: “This mountain may be much taller in two years when we measure its height again.”.