Meet the guardians of the glaciers in the French Alps
07 February 2023 |
3:46 pm
Glaciers are increasingly threatened by climate change. The French Alps are home to more than 4,000 of these fascinating natural monuments, of which 80 to 90 percent are set to disappear by 2100 due to global warming.
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