Switzerland and Italy tweaked their mountain border under the Matterhorn peak as climate change in the Alps is melting the glaciers that have historically marked the frontier between the two countries.
“Significant sections of the border are defined by the watershed or the ridge lines of glaciers, firn or perpetual snow,” the Swiss government said Friday in a statement. “These formations are changing due to the melting of glaciers.”
Europe is the world’s fastest-warming continent, and the impact is being seen most dramatically in areas such as the Alps.
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*From Bloomberg News reporter Bastian Benrath-Wright:*
Switzerland and Italy tweaked their mountain border under the Matterhorn peak as climate change in the Alps is melting the glaciers that have historically marked the frontier between the two countries.
“Significant sections of the border are defined by the watershed or the ridge lines of glaciers, firn or perpetual snow,” the Swiss government said Friday in a statement. “These formations are changing due to the melting of glaciers.”
Europe is the world’s fastest-warming continent, and the impact is being seen most dramatically in areas such as the Alps.
Sad.