Fast-melting glaciers along the Matterhorn have led to Switzerland and Italy redrawing part of the border they share.

Switzerland and Italy have officially agreed to adjust their border near the iconic Matterhorn mountain, a response to shifting glaciers caused by climate change. The Alps, which have long marked the boundary between the two nations,

Temperatures across Europe’s biggest mountain range are rising at about 0.3C per decade — around twice as fast as the global average

Alpine glaciers historically delineated the border between Switzerland and Italy. Their melting, caused by the rise in average temperatures, has necessitated a change in these agreements. Glaciers in Europe,

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

The popular ski resort of Zermatt is in the affected area. View on euronews

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,