Mount Fuji looms large as Japan’s tallest mountain and one of its most enduring national symbols. Its snowy peak has inspired countless paintings and poems over the centuriesfc188, and more recently been featured on travel brochures and merchandise.

This photograph shows a view of some insulating fabric covering a small part of the Rhone Glacier to prevent it from melting, near Gletsch, in the Swiss Alps, on September 30, 2024. Agence France-Presse Gletsch, SWITZERLAND A snowy winter provided n