A good piece from Peter Beaumont explores the changing geography of Europe's highest mountain, and one I have seen, but not managed to climb in the years when that was possible.
#geographer & #glaciologist Luc Moreau described ablation in which wind accelerates evaporation. Mont Blanc's summit is more like a “dune complex” with strong winter winds stripping snow from the summit.#geographerinthenewshttps://t.co/UTMrLLXPPR
— Steve Brace (@SteveBraceGeog) October 6, 2023
The height of mountains is always something that needs to be taken with a pinch of salt. Many of them have gained height as a result of accumulations of snow and ice. This is now melting away fast, and adding to the instability of what are often very precarious summits.
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