GENEVA (AP) — The volume of Switzerland’s glaciers shrank again this summer, compounding the negative impact of climate change after a devastating two-year run that depleted the ice by more than 10%, scientific experts reported Tuesday. The cryosphere observation team at the Swiss Academy of Sciences reported that high temperatures in July and August, combined...
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Climate change compels Italy and Switzerland to adjust their border | News.az
As glaciers that define the boundary melt, part of the border between Italy and Switzerland will be redrawn, highlighting the impact of fossil fuel consumption on the planet, News.Az reports citing foreign media. The two countries have agreed to change the border under the iconic Matterhorn Peak, one of the highest summits in the Alps,...
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Switzerland and Italy redraw border due to melting glaciers
The popular ski resort of Zermatt is in the affected area. ADVERTISEMENT Swizerland and Italy have redrawn part of their border as climate change is melting the glaciers that have historically marked the frontier between the two countries. The Theodul Glacier, under the famous Matterhorn mountain, lost almost a quarter of its mass between 1973...
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Switzerland, Italy adjusting their borders due to melting glaciers | News.az
Switzerland and Italy have adjusted a section of their Alpine border due to glaciers melting from climate change, News.Az reports citing BBC . Part of the area affected will be beneath the Matterhorn, one of Europe’s tallest mountains, and close to a number of popular ski resorts. Large sections of the Swiss-Italian border are determined...