Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans, France, July 23, 2025 (AFP) - Heat melts Alps snow and glaciers, leaving water shortage

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2025-07-23

June's heatwave has caused snow and glaciers in the French Alps to melt faster, causing water shortages at mountain shelters just before the summer tourist hiking season gets into full swing. "Everything has dried up," said Noemie Dagan, who looks after the Selle refuge, located at an altitude of 2,673 meters (8,769 feet) in the Ecrins, a mountain range towered over by two majestic peaks. The snowfield that usually supplies water to her 60-bed ch......

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