Italy and Switzerland have agreed to shift their shared border in the Alps. Here’s why
Part of the border will be redrawn because of the glacial melt, in another sign of how much humans are changing the world by burning planet-heating fossil fuels.
Switzerland and Italy are redrawing their Alpine border because of melting glaciers
Global warming is causing all Alpine glaciers to recede, affecting natural boundaries and changing mountain routes. As climate change causes glaciers to melt, Switzerland and Italy have redrawn a section of their border spanning a part of the Alps.
Melting glaciers force Switzerland and Italy to redraw part of their border
Part of the border will be redrawn because of the glacial melt, in another sign of how much humans are changing the world by burning planet-heating fossil fuels..
Italian-Swiss border set to be redrawn because of melting Alps glaciers
This is not the first time the border has been changed and it will not be the last, given the impact of climate change on glaciers
Switzerland and Italy to redraw part of their border due to melting glaciers
The two countries have agreed to change the border under the iconic Matterhorn Peak, one of the highest summits in the Alps.
Switzerland and Italy redraw border as melting glaciers shift the frontier
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,
Switzerland, Italy Redo Their Border Due to Ice Melt
There are the expected repercussions of climate change, and then there are the more surprising ones—like two nations having to redraw their shared border due to ice melt. That's what's currently happening in Europe,
How melting glaciers are causing borders to shift in Italy and Switzerland
The melting of glaciers is forcing Italy and Switzerland to redraw natural borders as Switzerland said it's already approved the changes.
Italy and Switzerland Are Updating Their Border Because of Climate Change
One of the many, many effects of climate change is what they do to glaciers, which is to say: causing them to melt. This has ramifications when it comes to sea levels rising and flooding in general, but the effects of glaciers changing shape goes way beyond that.
Italy and Switzerland to redraw Alpine border due to melting glaciers
Melting glaciers changed the topography of a roughly 330-foot-long segment of the border between Italy and Switzerland.
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Melting glaciers force Italy and Switzerland to redraw border
Italy and Switzerland have redrawn their shared border in the Alps, a decision compelled by climate change. Historically, the ...