Alps Melting Fast, Mountains Falling | Global News

The Alps are melting fast—Mont Blanc’s glaciers are vanishing, permafrost is thawing, and rockfalls are becoming routine, threatening climbers and towns below. Record heat waves are weakening the “glue” holding mountains together, forcing officials in Chamonix to brace for catastrophic collapses. Scientists link this to global climate shifts that also fueled devastating Himalayan floods. In Italy, glaciers have shrunk by 40% since 1991, with rain replacing snow and triggering record rockfall activity. Climbing guides now cancel routes and warn clients of terrain transformed overnight—once-stable peaks now pose deadly risks as nature’s balance unravels.

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