Fresh careful Global Positioning System measurements made on the 15-16th Oct have proven that Mont Blanc amounts to 4810.5 metres. Mont Blanc is smothered by a heavy ice cap which has grown bigger by 2.8 m in barely 2 yrs furthermore more suprisingly the amount of the ice and snow has all but doubled up . At any rate that is according to the professionals.

The bulk of ice and snow was worked out for the inaugural time in 2002. It was measured at 14000 metres cubed above 4780 m. It was merely 13600 meters cubed in 2002 perchance due to the warmth with plus temp even at 4850 metres height. Nonetheless the ice has virtually increased twofold since then and today measures 21000 metres cubed.

Chamonix Mont Blanc’s respected local weather man Joann Russ stated the growth in the mass of the ice cap is among the contrary outcomes of climate change: Snow has not expanded overall in the Alps merely with the climate change we’re seeing more hot westerly winds which bring in rainfall lower down but during summertime this means heavy snowfall that settles above 4000 meters altitude thus the mass bulk of the ice cap is growing. Compare that to the state of affairs during wintertime where the snow crystals are very cold and are carried by air currents and so don’t settle on the peak.

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