Glaciers – Melting Giants
An ARTE documentary about melting glaciers worldwide and their consequences for local natural hazards, regional water availability and global sea level rise. Well-known glaciers serve as examples, and glaciologists such as Simon Allen, Laura Niggli, Inés Dussaillant and Michael Zemp from GIUZ are interviewed.
- How do communities in Alpine and Central Asian villages deal with ice avalanches and glacial lake outbursts?
- What impact does glacier melt in the Rhône Valley have on France's nuclear power and rice farming in the Camargue?
- What is the significance of mountain glaciers and ice sheets for the future of our coastal cities?
- Can we solve glacier melt through geoengineering?
Featuring stunning footage of glaciers in the Alps, Central Asia, the Andes and Antarctica, this film reveals their beauty, the scale of the crisis and the need for urgent global action.
Gletscher – Schmelzende Riesen
A documentary film by Pierre-Olivier François and Judith Rueff (in German)
Available online from February 24 and live on ARTE on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at 8:15 p.m.
Also available in French on Radio Télévision Suisse | RTS Glaciers, enquête sur une disparition
