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Italy and Switzerland Are Updating Their Border
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.
Italy & Switzerland Redraw Border Due To Melting Alps Glaciers
Italy and Switzerland have been forced to redraw their border in the Alps due to melting glaciers caused by climate change. The Swiss-Italian border that runs in the shadow of the Matterhorn has usually been determined by natural boundaries created by glacier ridgelines or areas of perpetual snow.
Why are Italy and Switzerland redrawing their border near Matterhorn Peak?
The boundary change, agreed upon by both Italy and Switzerland, affects the area under Matterhorn, one of the highest and most iconic peaks in the Alps
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.
Melting Alps Glacier Means Switzerland and Italy’s Border Has to Move
Switzerland and Italy tweaked their mountain border under the Matterhorn peak as climate change in the Alps is melting the glaciers that have historically marked the frontier between the two countries.
Melting glaciers force Italy and Switzerland to redraw border in Alps
The melting of glaciers in the Alps has forced Italy and Switzerland to redraw the border that runs between them in the shadow of the Matterhorn. The frontier between the two countries has traditionally been delineated by the watershed,
Switzerland, Italy to redraw borders because of glacier melt
Fast-melting glaciers along the Matterhorn have led to Switzerland and Italy redrawing part of the border they share.
Glaciers near the Matterhorn have melted so much it's forced these two countries to actually redraw their borders
The line on the map that separates Switzerland and Italy has been re-drawn after the melting of glaciers caused major changes to natural borders. Much of the Swiss-Italian border is decided by glacial lines,
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,
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.
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