Climate: the end of skiing is coming soon?

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With an area of ​​40 km2 and a length of 7 km, the Mer de Glace is the largest glacier in mainland France. pixabay

By: Anne-Cécile Bras Follow

80% of alpine glaciers could disappear by the end of the century, under the effect of climate change, the snow will be less and less abundant. What are the consequences for territories that have structured around skiing? How can municipalities adapt? Are we going to witness the end of white gold?

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Guest : Hugues François , specialist in winter sports resorts and snowmaking at IRSTEA.

Report by Samuel Turpin to meet the Moricety family who have lived, since the 1960s, at the rhythm of skiing in the resort of Val-de-Charmey in the south of the canton of Friborg in Switzerland.

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