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Hiking Up To Glacier Blanc

The fountain at the bottom of the trail fed by glacial meltwater leading to Glacier Blanc, marked as 'non-potable' even though it is considered drinkable by many mountaineers, France on June 14, 2023. Hiking up to the edge of the Glacier Blanc, it has retreated 1 kilometer over the past thirty-five years. Its front is now advancing an average of 60 meters per year. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hiking Up To Glacier Blanc

The Glacier Blanc refuge with most of the mountaineers just returning from their ascent, France on June 14, 2023. Hiking up to the edge of the Glacier Blanc, it has retreated 1 kilometer over the past thirty-five years. Its front is now advancing an average of 60 meters per year. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hiking Up To Glacier Blanc

The Glacier Blanc refuge with most of the mountaineers just returning from their ascent, France on June 14, 2023. Hiking up to the edge of the Glacier Blanc, it has retreated 1 kilometer over the past thirty-five years. Its front is now advancing an average of 60 meters per year. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hiking Up To Glacier Blanc

The Glacier Blanc refuge with most of the mountaineers just returning from their ascent, France on June 14, 2023. Hiking up to the edge of the Glacier Blanc, it has retreated 1 kilometer over the past thirty-five years. Its front is now advancing an average of 60 meters per year. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hiking Up To Glacier Blanc

The Glacier Blanc refuge with most of the mountaineers just returning from their ascent, France on June 14, 2023. Hiking up to the edge of the Glacier Blanc, it has retreated 1 kilometer over the past thirty-five years. Its front is now advancing an average of 60 meters per year. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hiking Up To Glacier Blanc

The Glacier Blanc refuge with most of the mountaineers just returning from their ascent, France on June 14, 2023. Hiking up to the edge of the Glacier Blanc, it has retreated 1 kilometer over the past thirty-five years. Its front is now advancing an average of 60 meters per year. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hiking Up To Glacier Blanc

The Glacier Blanc refuge with most of the mountaineers just returning from their ascent, France on June 14, 2023. Hiking up to the edge of the Glacier Blanc, it has retreated 1 kilometer over the past thirty-five years. Its front is now advancing an average of 60 meters per year. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hiking Up To Glacier Blanc

The view of Glacier Blanc from the hiking trail that leads to it, France on June 14, 2023. Hiking up to the edge of the Glacier Blanc, it has retreated 1 kilometer over the past thirty-five years. Its front is now advancing an average of 60 meters per year. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hiking Up To Glacier Blanc

Mountaineers descend towards the Glacier Blanc refuge, France on June 14, 2023. Hiking up to the edge of the Glacier Blanc, it has retreated 1 kilometer over the past thirty-five years. Its front is now advancing an average of 60 meters per year. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hiking Up To Glacier Blanc

The view of Glacier Blanc from the hiking trail that leads to it, France on June 14, 2023. Hiking up to the edge of the Glacier Blanc, it has retreated 1 kilometer over the past thirty-five years. Its front is now advancing an average of 60 meters per year. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hiking Up To Glacier Blanc

The very beginning of the glacier with its seracs and crevasses, France on June 14, 2023. Hiking up to the edge of the Glacier Blanc, it has retreated 1 kilometer over the past thirty-five years. Its front is now advancing an average of 60 meters per year. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hiking Up To Glacier Blanc

,France on June 14, 2023. Hiking up to the edge of the Glacier Blanc, it has retreated 1 kilometer over the past thirty-five years. Its front is now advancing an average of 60 meters per year. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hiking Up To Glacier Blanc

The view of Glacier Blanc from the hiking trail that leads to it, France on June 14, 2023. Hiking up to the edge of the Glacier Blanc, it has retreated 1 kilometer over the past thirty-five years. Its front is now advancing an average of 60 meters per year. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hiking Up To Glacier Blanc

The very beginning of the glacier with its seracs and crevasses, France on June 14, 2023. Hiking up to the edge of the Glacier Blanc, it has retreated 1 kilometer over the past thirty-five years. Its front is now advancing an average of 60 meters per year. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hiking Up To Glacier Blanc

The very beginning of the glacier with its seracs and crevasses, France on June 14, 2023. Hiking up to the edge of the Glacier Blanc, it has retreated 1 kilometer over the past thirty-five years. Its front is now advancing an average of 60 meters per year. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hiking Up To Glacier Blanc

The very beginning of the glacier with its seracs and crevasses, France on June 14, 2023. Hiking up to the edge of the Glacier Blanc, it has retreated 1 kilometer over the past thirty-five years. Its front is now advancing an average of 60 meters per year. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hiking Up To Glacier Blanc

,France on June 14, 2023. Hiking up to the edge of the Glacier Blanc, it has retreated 1 kilometer over the past thirty-five years. Its front is now advancing an average of 60 meters per year. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hiking Up To Glacier Blanc

The view of Glacier Blanc from the hiking trail that leads to it, France on June 14, 2023. Hiking up to the edge of the Glacier Blanc, it has retreated 1 kilometer over the past thirty-five years. Its front is now advancing an average of 60 meters per year. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hiking Up To Glacier Blanc

The view of Glacier Blanc from the hiking trail that leads to it, France on June 14, 2023. Hiking up to the edge of the Glacier Blanc, it has retreated 1 kilometer over the past thirty-five years. Its front is now advancing an average of 60 meters per year. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hiking Up To Glacier Blanc

The view of Glacier Blanc from the hiking trail that leads to it, France on June 14, 2023. Hiking up to the edge of the Glacier Blanc, it has retreated 1 kilometer over the past thirty-five years. Its front is now advancing an average of 60 meters per year. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hiking Up To Glacier Blanc

A small lake fed by the melting of the ice, France on June 14, 2023. Hiking up to the edge of the Glacier Blanc, it has retreated 1 kilometer over the past thirty-five years. Its front is now advancing an average of 60 meters per year. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hiking Up To Glacier Blanc

The view of Glacier Blanc from the hiking trail that leads to it, France on June 14, 2023. Hiking up to the edge of the Glacier Blanc, it has retreated 1 kilometer over the past thirty-five years. Its front is now advancing an average of 60 meters per year. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hiking Up To Glacier Blanc

The view of Glacier Blanc from the hiking trail that leads to it, In the foreground to the right, there is a stream fed by the melting of the ice, France on June 14, 2023. Hiking up to the edge of the Glacier Blanc, it has retreated 1 kilometer over the past thirty-five years. Its front is now advancing an average of 60 meters per year. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hiking Up To Glacier Blanc

A stream fed by the melting of Glacier Blanc, France on June 14, 2023. Hiking up to the edge of the Glacier Blanc, it has retreated 1 kilometer over the past thirty-five years. Its front is now advancing an average of 60 meters per year. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hiking Up To Glacier Blanc

A stream fed by the melting of Glacier Blanc, France on June 14, 2023. Hiking up to the edge of the Glacier Blanc, it has retreated 1 kilometer over the past thirty-five years. Its front is now advancing an average of 60 meters per year. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hiking Up To Glacier Blanc

An employee of the Écrins National Park cleans and secures the trail before the high summer visitation, France on June 14, 2023. Hiking up to the edge of the Glacier Blanc, it has retreated 1 kilometer over the past thirty-five years. Its front is now advancing an average of 60 meters per year. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hiking Up To Glacier Blanc

The view of Glacier Blanc from the hiking trail that leads to it, France on June 14, 2023. Hiking up to the edge of the Glacier Blanc, it has retreated 1 kilometer over the past thirty-five years. Its front is now advancing an average of 60 meters per year. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hiking Up To Glacier Blanc

A woman gazes at the mountain, she descends after having climbed and descended the Dome des Ecrins on a snowboard, France on June 14, 2023. Hiking up to the edge of the Glacier Blanc, it has retreated 1 kilometer over the past thirty-five years. Its front is now advancing an average of 60 meters per year. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hiking Up To Glacier Blanc

The sources of the Gyr are fed by the melting of Glacier Blanc, France on June 14, 2023. Hiking up to the edge of the Glacier Blanc, it has retreated 1 kilometer over the past thirty-five years. Its front is now advancing an average of 60 meters per year. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hiking Up To Glacier Blanc

,France on June 14, 2023. Hiking up to the edge of the Glacier Blanc, it has retreated 1 kilometer over the past thirty-five years. Its front is now advancing an average of 60 meters per year. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hiking Up To Glacier Blanc

The view of Glacier Blanc from the hiking trail that leads to it, France on June 14, 2023. Hiking up to the edge of the Glacier Blanc, it has retreated 1 kilometer over the past thirty-five years. Its front is now advancing an average of 60 meters per year. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hiking Up To Glacier Blanc

The sources of the Gyr are fed by the melting of Glacier Blanc, France on June 14, 2023. Hiking up to the edge of the Glacier Blanc, it has retreated 1 kilometer over the past thirty-five years. Its front is now advancing an average of 60 meters per year. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hiking Up To Glacier Blanc

The view of Glacier Blanc from the hiking trail that leads to it, France on June 14, 2023. Hiking up to the edge of the Glacier Blanc, it has retreated 1 kilometer over the past thirty-five years. Its front is now advancing an average of 60 meters per year. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hiking Up To Glacier Blanc

A stream fed by the melting of Glacier Blanc, France on June 14, 2023. Hiking up to the edge of the Glacier Blanc, it has retreated 1 kilometer over the past thirty-five years. Its front is now advancing an average of 60 meters per year. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hiking Up To Glacier Blanc

The view of Glacier Blanc from the hiking trail that leads to it, France on June 14, 2023. Hiking up to the edge of the Glacier Blanc, it has retreated 1 kilometer over the past thirty-five years. Its front is now advancing an average of 60 meters per year. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hiking Up To Glacier Blanc

The view of Glacier Blanc from the hiking trail that leads to it, France on June 14, 2023. Hiking up to the edge of the Glacier Blanc, it has retreated 1 kilometer over the past thirty-five years. Its front is now advancing an average of 60 meters per year. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hiking Up To Glacier Blanc

The view of Glacier Blanc from the hiking trail that leads to it, France on June 14, 2023. Hiking up to the edge of the Glacier Blanc, it has retreated 1 kilometer over the past thirty-five years. Its front is now advancing an average of 60 meters per year. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hiking Up To Glacier Blanc

The view of Glacier Blanc from the hiking trail that leads to it, France on June 14, 2023. Hiking up to the edge of the Glacier Blanc, it has retreated 1 kilometer over the past thirty-five years. Its front is now advancing an average of 60 meters per year. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hiking Up To Glacier Blanc

A man hikes up to the Glacier Blanc refuge, France on June 14, 2023. Hiking up to the edge of the Glacier Blanc, it has retreated 1 kilometer over the past thirty-five years. Its front is now advancing an average of 60 meters per year. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hiking Up To Glacier Blanc

The sources of the Gyr are fed by the melting of the glacier, France on June 14, 2023. Hiking up to the edge of the Glacier Blanc, it has retreated 1 kilometer over the past thirty-five years. Its front is now advancing an average of 60 meters per year. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hiking Up To Glacier Blanc

The view of Glacier Blanc from the hiking trail that leads to it, France on June 14, 2023. Hiking up to the edge of the Glacier Blanc, it has retreated 1 kilometer over the past thirty-five years. Its front is now advancing an average of 60 meters per year. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hiking Up To Glacier Blanc

The sources of the Gyr are fed by the melting of the glacier, France on June 14, 2023. Hiking up to the edge of the Glacier Blanc, it has retreated 1 kilometer over the past thirty-five years. Its front is now advancing an average of 60 meters per year. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM

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At least 10 dead, 25 injured in Peru bus crash

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8,000 cyclists take part in Cycling Shimanami event

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Cyclists ride on the Tatara Bridge, part of the Nishiseto Expressway, commonly known as Shimanami Kaido, during the Cycling Shimanami event on Oct. 26, 2014. The event was held using part of Shimanami Kaido, which is a 60 kilometer toll road that connects the city of Onomichi in Hiroshima Prefecture, on the main Japan island of Honshu, to the city of Imabari in Ehime Prefecture, on the island of Shikoku.

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Fukushima cattle farmer brings cow for protest at farm ministry

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Fukushima cattle farmer brings cow for protest at farm ministry

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