Tag: meters
Mont Blanc measured at 4805.59 meters, or 2.22 m less than in 2021
Mont Blanc, the summit of Western Europe on the French-Italian border, was measured in September at 4,805.59 meters. The announcement was made this Thursday, October 5 by a team of…
The highest mountain in Western Europe melted a couple of meters – behind the hottest September in the history of measurements
September 2023 was globally the hottest in measurement history, says the EU’s climate program Copernicus. The summer of 2023 was the fifth hottest in recorded history in Europe. September 2023…
Why did Mont Blanc lose two meters in altitude?
The summit of Mont Blanc has lost two meters in height according to the latest official measurement revealed on Thursday October 5. How can this downward trend observed for several…
the bus suddenly braked hard, overturned a guardrail and fell 30 meters to its doom
The driver braked hard and the bus was almost at a standstill until it fell over the guardrail. At least 21 were killed and 20 injured in a devastating bus…
A huge landslide in Sweden – the highway moved 500 meters from its place
The cause of the accident is not yet known. According to the authorities, the rehabilitation of the road will take a long time. Roni Kuronen, Yrjö Kokkonen An extraordinary landslide…
Armand Duplantis breaks the world record with 6.23 meters
Armand Duplantis sets a new world record in the pole vault of 6.23 meters. – Absolutely fantastic, says commentator Alhaji Jeng in SVT. On the 16th attempt, he broke his…
Sick cave explorer 300 meters closer to rescue
Tina Magnergård Bjers/TT full screen A medical team attends to speleologist Mark Dickey inside Morca Cave, in southern Turkey. The photo was distributed on Saturday by the Hungarian Cave Rescue…
Bad weather: Po level rose by two meters in 24 hours, isolated Tremiti islands
(Tiper Stock Exchange) – Unfortunately, the wave of bad weather throughout Italy does not stop, with sharp decline in temperatures as the level of rivers and lakes rises. The river…
A meters long chain as a dance partner during the Spoffin street theater festival in Amersfoort
Estrella ties her metre-long chain to the barre in the dance hall of the Amersfoort cultural centre. By gracefully turning around her axis a few times, she chains herself to…
Femke Bol outclasses competition and conquers historic World Cup gold in 400 meters hurdles
Bol has already won the necessary medals in the 400 meters hurdles. She won European gold, World Cup silver and Olympic bronze in the track. She also sharpened her European…