Photo taken on Aug. 5, 2018 shows the Rhone Glacier covered with white blankets near the Furka Pass in Switzerland. The Rhone Glacier is protected by special white blankets to prevent it from further melting as a result of global warming. (Xinhua/Xu Jinquan)
Hikers walk by the Rhone Glacier covered with white blankets near the Furka Pass in Switzerland, Aug. 5, 2018. The Rhone Glacier is protected by special white blankets to prevent it from further melting as a result of global warming. (Xinhua/Xu Jinquan)
Photo taken on Aug. 5, 2018 shows the Rhone Glacier covered with white blankets near the Furka Pass in Switzerland. The Rhone Glacier is protected by special white blankets to prevent it from further melting as a result of global warming. (Xinhua/Xu Jinquan)
Photo taken on Aug. 5, 2018 shows the Rhone Glacier covered with white blankets near the Furka Pass in Switzerland. The Rhone Glacier is protected by special white blankets to prevent it from further melting as a result of global warming. (Xinhua/Xu Jinquan)
Photo taken on Aug. 5, 2018 shows the Rhone Glacier covered with white blankets near the Furka Pass in Switzerland. The Rhone Glacier is protected by special white blankets to prevent it from further melting as a result of global warming. (Xinhua/Xu Jinquan)
Photo taken on Aug. 5, 2018 shows the Rhone Glacier covered with white blankets near the Furka Pass in Switzerland. The Rhone Glacier is protected by special white blankets to prevent it from further melting as a result of global warming. (Xinhua/Xu Jinquan)