France's tallest mountain Mont Blanc has shrunk by over two metres in height over the past two years, researchers said, measuring the Alpine peak at 4,805.59 metres (15,766.4 feet).
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Wonder what caused this?
"The 2.22-metre decline could be down to lower precipitation during summer, said Jean des Garets, chief geometer in the Haute-Savoie department of southeastern France."
https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2023/1005/1409117-mont-blanc/
"The mountain's rocky peak measures 4,792 metres above sea level, but its thick covering of ice and snow varies in height from year to year depending on wind and weather."
https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2023/1005/1409117-mont-blanc/
"Researchers have been measuring it every two years since 2001"
https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2023/1005/1409117-mont-blanc/