Monday, 30 September 2019

Glacier Wrecking?

The people of Coumayeur on Mont Blanc are fearful that the rapidly deteriorating Planpincieux glacier will fracture, sending an enormous mass of ice on to their hamlet (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/28/courmayeur-you-broke-our-glacier-mont-blanc-resort-climate-frontline). It is clear that they blame the government for not doing enough to ameliorate climate change. One placard says (in French) "You broke our glacier".

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