Tag: Blanc
Cinema releases: “It’s the little things”: comedy with Michel Blanc
theatrical releases “It’s the little things”: Comedy with Michel Blanc Michel Blanc in a scene from the film “It’s the little things. Photo © Stephanie Branchu/Happy Entertainment/dpa “It’s the little…
Mont Blanc: How a truck caused the fire disaster in the tunnel
On March 24, 1999, a truck caught fire in the Mont Blanc tunnel. The fire spreads rapidly and the people in their cars have no chance of escaping the toxic…
Accidents: Two people killed by avalanche on Mont Blanc
Accidents Two people killed by avalanche on Mont Blanc Two skiers died in an avalanche on Mont Blanc (archive photo from 2020). photo © Sachelle Babbar/ZUMA Wire/dpa Eight skiers were…
The Mont Blanc tunnel closes Monday for two months of work
The Mont-Blanc tunnel, a major road between France and Italy, closes Monday for two months, until December 18 for maintenance work planned for a long time and postponed after a…
How the Mont Blanc refuges are coping with the scourge
“It has become a nightmare on the TMB.” Géraldine, who has just completed her third tour of Mont Blanc, readily admits this. The first thing she does when she arrives…
Mont Blanc has shrunk – Western Europe’s highest mountain is smaller
New measurements Highest mountain in Western Europe – Mont Blanc has shrunk Mont Blanc photographed from Italy © Image Broker / Imago Images Mont Blanc was precisely measured by researchers…
Should we be worried about seeing Mont Blanc shrink?
In Chamonix (Haute-Savoie) Bathed by a bright sun, the thick layer of eternal snow sparkles with a thousand lights, shines as bright as a diamond, dazzling walkers and passing journalists.…
Video: Researchers: Mont Blanc has shrunk by more than two meters
Western Europe’s highest mountain has lost 2.22 meters in height over the past two years, according to a team of French geographers. Climate researchers and glaciologists should continue to investigate…
Mont Blanc continues to shrink and peaks at 4,805.59 meters
Every year it gets lower and lower. Mont Blanc has been measured again and the data gives 4,805.59 meters, or 2.22 meters less than during the previous measurement in 2021,…
How is the height of Mont Blanc measured?
The figure of 4,807 meters is written in all geography books. However, the summit of Mont Blanc continues to evolve. As proof, in 2007, it reached almost 4,811 meters, compared…