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Heat waves in the Alps
Summer of 2022 gave us something new. Three heatwaves in a row. 10ºC on the summit of Mont Blanc. Day by day we could observe the change in the mountains. First signs were rockfall in the gullies, couloirs. Rocks of different sizes being released by melting snow and ice. Then glaciers opened up wildly. Loosing 20-40cm of depth per day, what was safe one day could be deadly the very next one. And then we Read more…