https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The most iconic, not to mention longest, glacier in France- Mont Blanc's Mer de Glace - lost three metres in depth this year as a result of global warming. Experts say the Alps could lose many of its glaciers by the time the century is over. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151110/mont-blanc-glacier-loses-three-metres Tue, 10 Nov 2015 13:45:47 +0100 mont-blanc-glacier-loses-three-metres A French mountain climber scaling a Mont Blanc glacier was left astonished when he discovered a chest in the ice containing tens of thousands of euros worth of precious gems. The buried jewels are believed to be linked to two mysterious Indian plane crashes. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130926/climber-finds-treasure-chest-on-mont-blanc-glacier Thu, 26 Sep 2013 15:07:00 +0200 climber-finds-treasure-chest-on-mont-blanc-glacier