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Climate warming destabilizes Mont Blanc rock and ice

By The BriefBrief · Sources (40)
Filed: Sep 08, 2026 at 10:08 PM ET
Summary: Record European heat waves have damaged permafrost on Mont Blanc, weakening the Alpine landscape. Defrosting cliffs have come apart, causing rock falls and making a long-used, rock-prone gully temporarily impassable for summit climbers.
WHO: Stéphane Bozon
WHAT: Permafrost thaw on Mont Blanc has triggered rock falls and temporarily blocked a dangerous gully used by climbers.
WHEN: Sep 08, 2026 at 9:20 PM ET
WHERE: Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France
WHY: Higher temperatures from climate warming have defrosted permafrost and reduced the cold that had held cliffs together.
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