Meet the glacier guardians of the French Alps
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Glaciers are increasingly threatened by climate change. The French Alps are home to over 4,000 of these fascinating natural monuments, 80-90% of which are set to disappear by 2100 due to global warming. Among the most iconic glaciers is the Mer de Glace, or Sea of Ice, which retreats a little more every year, under the watchful eye of tourists. Meanwhile, the Bossons glacier reveals wreckage of planes thought to be lost forever. FRANCE 24 went to meet some of the guardians of the glaciers.
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