Video. Summer Skiers Head to Melting Glacier as Heatwave Grips France
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Video. Summer skiers head to melting glacier as heatwave grips France
Video. Hundreds of skiers headed to the Grande Motte glacier in Tignes to escape France's heatwave and enjoy summer skiing. But visitors and experts say the glacier is shrinking rapidly, with scientists warning it could disappear within 10 to 15 years.
The glacier of the Grande Motte, in Tignes (Savoie), continues its melting under the effect of global warming. In the face of falling snow and falling attendance, the resort is already anticipating the end of summer skiing.
From the sommital platform that dominates the valley at 3,456 meters above sea level, a large part of the glacier appears to be snowless, with crevices piercing grey ice in places. With an isotherm, the altitude at which the thermometer displays 0°C, currently around 4,200 m, the glacier does not freeze at night and rushes in the middle of the morning. The track used by gliding enthusiasts, whose snow has been machined, bypasses these areas at h…
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