Mont Blanc at lowest level in 22 years as hot summers shrink snowpack

(Corrects 2001 altitude to 4,810.40 metres from 4,010.40 metres in paragraph 5 (official correction of statistics provided by topographers)) By Geert De Clercq and Manuel Ausloos PARIS (Reuters) -The Mont Blanc, Western Europe's highest peak, has lost more than two metres (6.5 ft) in two years and shrunk to its lowest level since precise measurements started 22 years ago as warmer summers reduced snowpack size, researchers said on Thursday. A team of topographers who perform measurements every two years told a news conference in Chamonix in the French Alps the mountain was now 4,805.59 metres ...