Météo France issues orange snow, ice and flood alert Forecaster Météo France has issued an “orange” alert to 13 departments in France today, warning of snow and ice in the Massif Central regions, and heavy rain and flooding in the south east and Corsica.
Ice cores hold global memories While France headed for the beach last month scientists from Grenoble University were 4,260m up Mont Blanc in a race against time to remove a giant ice core which contains a unique centuries- long environmental record.