Western Europe's highest peak is experiencing dramatic changes.
Europe's record heat waves this summer have severely impacted the permafrost that has held the Alpine landscape of Mont Blanc together.
Defrosting cliffs have collapsed, causing rock falls.
A route that climbers have used to ascend the summit became temporarily impassable.
This news follows devastating floods in the Himalayas, which came to pass after a collapse of bedrock and glacial ice sent debris and water surging through multiple rivers.
Italian researchers are also documenting dramatic damage to glaciers; in one area, alpine glaciers have lost more than 40% of their surface area since 1991.
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