本紀錄片透過阿爾卑斯山的壯麗景色，揭示一個恐怖的現象：冰川融化，以及所帶來可怕的地質、環境和經濟後果。科學家和登山者紀錄著冰川的演變，從而預計得到冰川附近的山谷和城市都會有被吞沒的潛在危機。本集將會展示出全球暖化的真實一面和其逼切性。

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.