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Pay for your funeral before you climb Mont Blanc, mayor tells climbers
The mayor of Saint-Gervais in France suggests a €15,000 deposit would discourage unwary climbers from ignoring danger warnings.
Melting glaciers make Alpine walking routes impassable this summer
Warmer temperatures are speeding up glacier melt and thawing permafrost and scientists it is being driven by climate change.
Mont Blanc warning as heatwave causes more frequent rockfalls
Amateur climbers have been urged to steer clear of France's Mont Blanc as extreme heat is causing more frequent rockfalls.
Watch this stunning footage as a man completes world first in the Alps
“It’s not just 6 days, it’s been 32 years of work to get here.”
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France's highest mountain, Mont Blanc, has shrunk again
Mont Blanc's summit is two metres lower than it was 20 years ago.
Mont Blanc under surveillance over fears glacier could collapse
Local authorities are placing the Planpincieux glacier on the Italian side of the Mont Blanc under special surveillance in case it collapses due to climate change.
Businesses in French Alps pin hopes on later part of winter season
It's nearly ski season again. But like most businesses in France, shops, restaurants and most places to stay on the mountains are currently shut due to the coronavirus pandemic. Business owners are nevertheless confident skiers will flock back to the Alps soon.
Italy upset with France over Mont Blanc protection zone
Italy has voiced its “strong disappointment” to France, claiming that a new protection zone for Mont Blanc affects Italian territory.
Will France's largest glacier still be here by the end of the century?
Euronews visits France's largest glacier La Mer de Glace to see the effects of climate change as part of EU Green Week 2020
Evacuations ordered with Alps glacier in danger of collapse
Dozens of residents and holidaymakers were told to evacuate an area on the Italian side of Mont Blanc as a glacier threatened to collapse.
Alps glacier threatens collapse in Italian valley
A 500,000 cubic metre chunk of the Planpincieux Glacier is on the verge of breaking away because of high temperatures.
France's Macron to unveil measures to protect Mont Blanc from 'wackos'
A local mayor said poor legislation allows "pseudo mountaineers" to put their lives and that of others in danger.
Chamonix: Victor the eagle, witness of climate change
Equipped with a 360-degree camera mounted on his back, Victor recorded a bird's eye view of the Mont Blanc
Watch: Glacier in danger of collapse over Italian town
A huge section of Planpincieux glacier is threatening to break off the mountain.
From Siberia to Switzerland, scorching August leads to more fires, less ice
In partnership with Copernicus
Data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service shows temperatures were 1.2 degrees centigrade above the pre-industrial average.