The Planpincieux Glacier retreat is accelerating on the Italian side of Mont Blanc, seven years after the hanging glacier above Courmayeur first made international headlines over fears of a major collapse. The hanging glacier, located above Val Ferret on the Italian side of the Mont Blanc massif, accelerated again during July 2026, reaching movement of around 80 centimetres per day. The figure was confirmed by the Valle d’Aosta regional authorit…
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