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Loss of glaciers faster than expected

From the Alps to Antarctica, come with us on a trip through the glaciers and icebergs, those fascinating ice monsters on the brink of disappearing.

Icebergs sur la banquise, au large de la base Dumont d’Urville, en Antarctique, en février 2015.

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Due to climate warming, the very coldest regions of our planet are currently undergoing the fastest and most spectacular changes in the Earth's history. From the Alps to Antarctica, come with us on a trip through the glaciers and icebergs, those fascinating ice monsters on the brink of disappearing. Through our series of documentary reports, come with us to meet some of the inhabitants of the polar regions and the researchers studying their lives, and learn more about the very real consequences of the ice melting.

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Adélie Penguin, Antarctic © Thibaut Vergoz / IPHC / CEBC / IPEV / CNRS Images

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que le glacier rejoint le littoral, il peut atteindre des dizaines de mètres de haut, voire des centaines. Ici, le front du glacier Perito Moreno, en Patagonie argentine, atteint 60 mètres de haut

Icebergs: the Hidden Face of Ice Giants

À certains endroits, l’Astrolabe se déplace jusqu’à 600 mètres par an et avec lui le réseau de balises

A Glacier under Surveillance

Pour travailler au sommet du glacier à 6 350 m, quinze jours d'acclimatation progressive sont nécessaires à l'équipe scientifique

Monitoring Glaciers at the Top of the world

Printemps 2018. Pendant un mois, une équipe de scientifiques a installé plus de cent capteurs sur le glacier d'Argentière, dans le massif du Mont-Blanc.

REVOLTA Program November 2015 - January 2016

Glaciers of the Mont Blanc massif

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