Scorching summer triggers record rockfalls in Alps, scientist says
The area around Mont Blanc — nicknamed the "roof of Europe" — has been particularly hard hit.
Chamonix, France - An exceptionally hot summer in the Alps has led to a record number of rockfalls, many of which have been fatal, with "a large majority attributable to the climate crisis," according to scientist Ludovic Ravanel of France's national scientific research center, CNRS. The researcher predicts 2026 will be a "record year" for rockfalls, both in frequency and volume, with Mont Blanc's Mont Blanc massif particularly hard hit.
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