Switzerland and Italy redraw border
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.
Climate Change Forces Switzerland and Italy to Redraw Borders
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,
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.
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.
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 Italy and Switzerland to redraw border in Alps
Temperatures across Europe’s biggest mountain range are rising at about 0.3C per decade — around twice as fast as the global average
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,
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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