KLIMAATVERANDERING
Mont Blanc-gletsjer staat op ineenstorten
September 25, 2019 - Een deel van een gletsjer op het Mont Blanc-massief staat op het punt van ineenstorten. De Italiaanse authoriteiten hebben daarom wegen gesloten en bergdorpjes geëvacueerd.
A section estimated to contain up to 250,000 cubic metres of ice could fall down the mountain, the mayor of the nearby town of Courmayeur, Stefano Miserocchi, has warned.
Roads in the Val Ferret on the Italian side of Mont Blanc have been closed, after experts warned that a section of the glacier was sliding at speeds of 50-60cm per day.
Rising global temperatures are causing the melting of mountain glaciers and the retreat of polar ice sheets.
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