Hugo Clément follows the rescue expedition of Mike Horn and Børge Ousland at the North Pole. In December 2019, the two explorers faced life‑threatening conditions as the sea‑ice mantle proved unusually thin. Glaciologist Heidi Sevestre explains the phenomenon of glacier surges—rapid glacier advances—and their link to heatwaves, floods, and storms increasingly affecting France. Nonetheless, hope remains: a Swiss research team has successfully tested a prototype capable of saving glaciers.