Mountain communities around Mont Blanc, Western Europe's highest peak, are witnessing rapid glacier and permafrost loss driven by climate warming, the Associated Press reports. Record European heat waves this summer damaged permafrost that had endured for millennia, prompting measures such as covering the Mer de Glace glacier's ice cave with tarpaulins at the Montenvers station in Chamonix, France, to slow melting. The report links the Alpine changes to wider climate impacts, including Nepal's flood disaster, highlighting how rising temperatures are reshaping mountain environments worldwide.
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