Believers are flocking to spots where they think their chances of survival will be better, such as the Bugarach mountain peak in France. Sun rises in Bugarach, a small village in the foothills of ...

In 1999, local authorities in Chamonix attempted to do so, but this failed because the French constitution guarantees 'freedom of movement' and mountain areas are 'freely accessible in France'.

The Little Ice Age was a period of significant cooling from the early 14th to mid-19th centuries, which saw mean temperatures across the northern hemisphere drop by up to 2°C and the advancement ...