Switzerland and Italy redraw border
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.
Melting glaciers shift border between Italy and Switzerland: it's all climate change's fault
Global warming is melting glaciers, forcing Switzerland and Italy to review their borders, which have agreed to change their route
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.
Italy and Switzerland Redefine Their Borders as Melting Glaciers Shift Landscapes
The two countries had agreed to re-divide last year under the pressure of changes in the Alps brought about by climate change
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
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.
Melting glaciers force Italy and Switzerland to redraw border in the 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 and Italy redraw border as melting glaciers shift the frontier
The popular ski resort of Zermatt is in the affected area. View on euronews
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,
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.
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,
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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.
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 ...