Published on Thu, 09/26/2019 - 2:41pm
Officials install radar to better monitor Mont Blanc glacier
COURMAYEUR, Italy (AP) — Authorities have installed a radar system to better monitor a massive area of a fast-moving glacier on the Italian side of the Mont Blanc massif that risks breaking off and striking a tourist valley.
The radar system installed Thursday provides constant data on movements of even millimeters. That compares with the satellite photo monitoring already in place, which requires clear skies and between six and 12 days to get comparative images.