Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in Europe, has been shortening since 2001. The reason for this shortening was the melting of the ice floes on the top of the mountain. In the examinations made by experts, it was determined that this shortening was 13 centimeters on average. But now, a very interesting development has occurred. Europe’s highest point has shrunk by nearly 1 meter since 2017.
Mont Blanc, located on the border of Italy and France, had a height of 4,808 meters according to the measurements made in 2017. However, the glaciers, which started to melt faster with the effect of global warming, revealed a striking result in 2021. Experts have determined that the height of Mont Blanc is 4 thousand 807 meters 81 centimeters. Accordingly, the mountain has shortened by 91 centimeters in the last 4 years.
The annual rate of shortening has changed with global warming
Authorities, who want to create a database for all scientists to access, therefore measure the height of Mont Blanc once every 2 years. Recent measurements reveal that the impact of global warming is increasing. The summit, which has shortened by an average of 13 centimeters annually in the 2000s, has shortened by an average of 25 centimeters in the last 4 years.
The experts who made the measurements state that the reason for the melting of the glaciers of Mont Blanc is obvious, but definite investigations will be revealed by the studies to be done by climate scientists. Using the statements, “It is up to climate scientists, glaciologists and other scientists to explain this decrease,” scientists have thrown the ball to other experts on the subject.
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