Swisstopo, Switzerland’s national mapping agency, says that the country’s borders with Italy, France, Austria, Germany and Liechtenstein have to be amended fairly frequently. The changes are normally based on readings taken by surveyors, without politicians getting involved. Across the Alps, glaciers are melting at alarming rates. In the summer of 2022, 11 hikers were killed...
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Switzerland and Italy redraw border due to melting glaciers
The popular ski resort of Zermatt is in the affected area. ADVERTISEMENT Swizerland and Italy have redrawn part of their border as climate change is melting the glaciers that have historically marked the frontier between the two countries. The Theodul Glacier, under the famous Matterhorn mountain, lost almost a quarter of its mass between 1973...
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Switzerland, Italy adjusting their borders due to melting glaciers | News.az
Switzerland and Italy have adjusted a section of their Alpine border due to glaciers melting from climate change, News.Az reports citing BBC . 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. Large sections of the Swiss-Italian border are determined...
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Switzerland, Italy to redraw borders because of glacier melt – UPI.com
View from valley station Testa Grigia towards Klein Matterhorn onto the new gondola before the official opening of the new Matterhorn Glacier Ride II on June 30, 2023. Glacier melt in the same area has forced Switzerland and Italy to redraw their border. File Photo by Dominic Steinmann/EPA-EFE Sept. 30 (UPI) — Switzerland and Italy...
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Poll finds majority of Swiss support nuclear new build
Monday, 30 September 2024 A new survey has shown that more than half of the Swiss population supports the government’s plan to remove the country’s ban on the construction of new nuclear power plants. (Image: GDJ / Pixabay) The online survey was conducted by the Leewas Institute on behalf of 20 Minuten and Tamedia, and...
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Switzerland, Italy redefine Alpine border due to melting glaciers | News.az
Switzerland and Italy have officially redrawn part of their border in the Alps due to the effects of climate change, particularly the melting of glaciers. 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, News.Az reports, citing BBC. Large sections...
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Italian-Swiss border set to be redrawn because of melting Alps glaciers
Italy and Switzerland are set to redraw part of their shared border. On Friday, the Swiss Federal Council approved an agreement that would result in the map being modified. The process of finalising the border adjustment is under way in Italy and, once signed, the change will be ratified. The shared border traverses Alpine peaks...
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Switzerland and Italy partly redraw border over melting glaciers
Getty Images The Matterhorn mountain sits on the border between Italy and Switzerland, near the area that will be changed 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,...
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Swiss Darts Trophy: Luke Humphries gets the better of teenager Luke Littler in repeat of World Championship final
Luke Humphries got the better of teenage sensation Luke Littler at the inaugural Swiss Darts Trophy as the world No 1 reached the quarter-finals on Sunday. The third and final day of the year’s penultimate European Tour event saw the remaining 16 players in action. Humphries made it into the last eight after pinning six...
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Tadej Pogacar: Slovenian wins first world road race title to complete cycling’s ‘Triple Crown’
“After a perfect season it was really a big goal to win a world championship and I just can’t believe it happened.” The success meant Pogacar became the first man to win the ‘Triple Crown’ since Ireland’s Stephen Roche in 1987, while Belgian great Eddy Merckx was the first to do it in 1974. In...
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Over 1,000 take part in memorial ride for deceased Swiss cyclist
Over a thousand people take part in memorial ride for deceased cyclist Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Around 1,500 people took part in a memorial ride on Sunday for Swiss World Cycling Championship participant Muriel Furrer, who died after an accident...
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How Switzerland is training up the next generation of luxury hoteliers
Switzerland has made a name – and business – for itself training up the next generation of hoteliers. Nestled in the hills above the city of Lausanne, the école hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL) is one of the schools doing just that. ADVERTISEMENT The stakes are high in a Michelin-starred restaurant – and they are even...