Heatwave in France: 2026 Sets Record for Rockfalls in the Alps
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The Alps are as dangerous as ever. In 2026, three people died from rock falls on Mont Blanc alone. Experts warn of further descents until autumn.
The highest peak of the Alps is not temporarily more accessible by any of the three main normal routes. The consequence of extreme temperatures that weaken ice and walls.
The Alps, and particularly the Mont Blanc massif, have been hit by a record number of rockslides this summer, resulting in fatalities. A large part of that increase is due to the climate crisis, says Ludovic Ravanel, a geomorphologist at the French Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS).
The year 2026 will certainly be a record year, both in the frequency of rock falls and in the amount of rock.
The year "2026 will certainly be a record", both in the frequency of the landslides and in the amount of rocks that have broken off from the mountains almost daily, assures the AFP the scientist and member of the company of the guides of Chamonix (Haute-Savoie). At the end of a summer punctuated by waves of extreme heat, the number of collapses - the largest landslides recorded - should rise to 450 in the massif of Mont-Blanc alone, according to…
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