Italy, Matterhorn and Switzerland
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, which have shifted dramatically due to climate change.
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
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.
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.
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.
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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