本纪录片透过阿尔卑斯山的壮丽景色，揭示一个恐怖的现象：冰川融化，以及所带来可怕的地质、环境和经济后果。科学家和登山者纪录着冰川的演变，从而预计得到冰川附近的山谷和城市都会有被吞没的潜在危机。本集将会展示出全球暖化的真实一面和其逼切性。

Countdown to Save Glaciers
Through a splendid Alpine scenery, this documentary reveals a terrifying phenomenon: the melting of the glaciers and its dreadful geological, environmental and economic consequences. Thanks to scientists and mountaineers following evolutions of these glaciers and thus foreseeing a potential engulfing of the surrounding valleys and cities, the film shows the reality and urgency of global warming.