The new lift and Glaciorium are all part of major works underway at the Montenvers site to ensure access to the Mer de Glace and high mountains in France.
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00:00As France's largest glacier, the Mer de Glace in Chamonix, melts rapidly, tourists are seizing
00:07what may be their last opportunity to witness it before it disappears entirely.
00:12Over the years, the glacier has become increasingly difficult to reach, but a newly constructed
00:18cable car now provides easier access for the thousands of visitors who come each year.
00:25It's impressive because we thought we were seeing blocks, but at the end of the year
00:29it will no longer be there. So that's why we're taking the opportunity to come here
00:33because we know very well that in a few years the landscape will no longer be the same.
00:37According to glaciologist Luc Moreau, the construction of the cable car will allow people to observe
00:43the consequences of global warming at close quarters, whilst promoting local tourism.
00:49Three or four years ago, the glacier touched the rock here.
00:54So it lost in width and, of course, in thickness.
00:59It lost 40 metres in four or five years.
01:02Experts can only sound the alarm about the rapidly melting glacier, a visible indicator
01:08of climate change. They are now more committed than ever to raising awareness of the urgent
01:13need for conservation.