Authorities have raised avalanche warnings across parts of the French Alps, forcing several ski resorts to shut down as the risk level spikes following heavy snowfall and unstable snowpack conditions. Officials say rapidly changing weather patterns and rising temperatures have significantly increased the likelihood of fresh slides.


France: Avalanche Danger Surges In French Alps, Resorts Shut

At least four people were killed and nine others were injured after an avalanche in the southwest of Mont Blanc in the French Alps, said the country’s Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, on Sunday (April 9).

At least four killed, nine others injured after avalanche in French Alps

The desperate battle against climate change has claimed a civilisational casualty in the form of a ski lift in France. In the small French Alpine village of Saint-Firmin, the ski lift has been dismantled because there is no snow left.

Ski-lift demolished in French Alps because there is no snow left

It is finally snowing in the French Alps. However, in a bid to open a little earlier this year, a French ski resort in Bessna turned to snow preserve from last year.

WION Climate Tracker: French ski resort opens early this year due to preserved snow

Nathalie Maniglier has a degenerative eye condition, and before she loses her sight, there was something she wanted to experience: flying in formation with a flock of geese. She achieved that ambition on Wednesday (September 22), when pilot Dominique Cruciani took her up in his microlight over the French Alps, accompanied by a flock of juvenile geese trained to follow the aircraft through the skies.

Woman flies with geese over the Alps

Former Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher was admitted to a Paris hospital for "secret treatment" earlier on Monday, news agency Reuters reported quoting Le Parisien newspaper.

Michael Schumacher admitted to Paris hospital for 'secret treatment': Report

The accident took place at an altitude of 1,800 metres (6,000 feet) as the pair from the Morillon ski resort 'were working on an avalanche prevention programme', an expert said.

Watch: 2 killed in avalanche in French Alps

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