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        "msgid": "experts-find-mount-blanc-has-grown-taller-heres-why-1792122654",
        "date": "2026-10-16 09:55:21",
        "title": "Experts Find Mount Blanc Has Grown Taller \u2013 Here\u2019s Why",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Anthropology",
        "summary": "A new survey puts Mont Blanc\u2019s height at 4,807.47 metres, nearly two metres higher than the 2023 measurement. Experts say the variation reflects weather-driven changes in snow distribution, not evidence of permanent growth or a direct effect of global warming; a new ground-penetrating radar method is also being used to map the summit\u2019s ice and underlying rock.",
        "content": "<p>Mont Blanc, known as the highest peak in Western Europe, has changed\nin height. The latest measurement puts the mountain, which lies on the\nborder between France and Italy, at 4,807.47 metres\u2014nearly two metres\nhigher than in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The results were announced by geodetic survey specialists in\nHaute-Savoie, France, who have regularly monitored Mont Blanc\u2019s height\nsince 2001. They said the latest figure is close to historical\nmeasurements recorded in the late 19th century.<\/p>\n<p>However, the increase does not necessarily indicate a permanent\nchange to the mountain or a direct impact from global warming. Experts\nexplained that Mont Blanc\u2019s height can vary with weather conditions,\nparticularly rainfall and wind strength, which affect the movement and\ndistribution of snow around the summit.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Today, the shape of the summit is greatly influenced by wind\nstrength and rainfall, even though conditions have been very dry this\nyear,\u2019 said Mathieu Dragon, a certified geodetic surveyor in\nHaute-Savoie, according to Euronews.<\/p>\n<p>The experts said the latest measurement is a snapshot of conditions\nat a particular time. The recorded change is therefore not enough to\ndraw conclusions about the effect of global warming on Mont Blanc.<\/p>\n<p>This year, the specialists also used a new method to obtain a more\naccurate picture of the summit\u2019s structure. They employed\nground-penetrating radar to map the ice layers covering the peak and the\nunderlying rock formations.<\/p>\n<p>The technology enables researchers to examine the ice layers and\nlocate the bedrock summit, which has until now been concealed by snow\nand ice. The data are expected to improve the accuracy of measurements\nand help specialists monitor changes in Mont Blanc\u2019s shape and height in\nthe years ahead.<\/p>",
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