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French Alps & the Jura Mountains
High up in the French Alps, it's enthralling to imagine the forces that shaped these colossal peaks. The African and Eurasian tectonic plates collided some 35 million years ago, forcing the land skyward into a 1000km chain of saw-edged mountains.
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French ski resorts airlift snow to bare slopes after unusually warm winter
Feb 20, 2020 • 2 Min read
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Visiting the French Alps in the time of climate change
Jan 29, 2020 • 5 Min read
The Chamonix Valley is still an idyllic snow-sure destination but even France's highest peaks are seeing the effects of climate change.
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