Mount Blanc Doubles in Mass since 2005 According to Experts
Fresh careful GPS readings made on the 14-15th Oct have established that Mount Blanc measures 4810.8 m. Mount-Blanc is covered by a thick ice-cap which has augmented by 2 metres in exactly 2 years however more surprising the volume of the ice has virtually doubled up . At least that is as reported by the experts.
The volume of ice and snow was figured for the maiden time in 2004. It amounted to 14500 cubic meters higher up than 4780 metres. It amounted to scarcely 13900 meters cubed in 2005 possibly ascribable to the heat wave with positive temperature even at 4950 meters elevation. Yet the ice cap has almost doubled since then and nowadays amounts to 21000 cubic metres.
Chamonix Mont Blanc’s renowned near by weather forecaster Daniel Jason stated the growth in the scale of the ice-cap is among the perverse consequences of global warming: Snowfall has not accumulated generally in the Alpes only with climate change we’re having added hotter westerly winds which bring rain at lower altitudes however in summertime this means dense snowfall that settles at higher altitude than 3900 meters altitude thus the mass bulk of the ice is increasing. Contrast that to the situation in winter when the snow crystals are exceedingly cold and are transferred by the wind so don’t settle down on the summit.
