Glaciers near the Matterhorn have melted so much it's forced these two countries to actually redraw their borders
If there is no climate mitigation, we are going to lose all the glaciers in the Alps by 2100,” warned Matthias Huss, head of the Swiss Glacier Monitoring Network in a stateme
Switzerland and Italy redraw border due to melting glaciers
Switzerland and Italy have redrawn part of their border in the Alps due to melting glaciers, caused by climate change. 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.
How melting glaciers are forcing Switzerland, Italy to redraw borders
With Europe being the world’s fastest-warming continent, the impact of climate change is being felt most acutely in areas like the Alps. Melting glaciers have altered the frontier between Switzerland and Italy because the border itself is defined by the ridge lines of glaciers – which change as they shrink.
Italian-Swiss border set to be redrawn because of melting Alps glaciers
Italy and Switzerland are set to redraw part of their shared border. On Friday, the Swiss Federal Council approved an agreement that would result in the map being modified. The process of finalising the border adjustment is under way in Italy and,
Switzerland and Italy redraw border as melting glaciers shift the frontier
The popular ski resort of Zermatt is in the affected area. View on euronews
Melting glaciers force Switzerland and Italy to redefine their borders
Switzerland and Italy have been forced to redraw their borders in the Alps as melting glaciers disrupt the historically established boundaries between the two neighboring countries. The two nations have agreed on new borders around the Matterhorn,
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.
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