Tarpaulins cover the ice cave of the 'Mer de Glace' glacier to prevent it from melting, at the Montenvers station in Chamonix, France, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
Tarpaulins cover the ice cave of the ‘Mer de Glace’ glacier to prevent it from melting, at the Montenvers station in Chamonix, France, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
CHAMONIX-MONT-BLANC, France (AP) — For centuries, French and Italian mountain communities on…
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