Melting snow forces Italy and Switzerland to redraw borders
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/5046622/Melting-snow-forces-Italy-and-Switzerland-to-redraw-borders.html Italy and Switzerland have decided to redraw their border after global warming dissolved Alpine glaciers that marked out the frontier between the two countries, according to reports. Last Updated: 2:59AM GMT 25 Mar 2009 100 top ski holidays: Best for early snow and New Year The zone affected includes the Matterhorn mountain Photo: Getty For the past 100 years, the surface area of the glaciers, which is crossed by the border, has been shrinking steadily. In the past five years the process speeded up. The neighbours have now agreed to meet to work out a new border, the Independent reports. Related Articles <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/2032879/Global-warming-forces-European-ski-resorts-to-offer-summer-sports.html>Global warming forces European ski resorts to offer summer <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/2032879/Global-warming-forces-European-ski-resorts-to-offer-summer-sports.html>sports <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/4579841/UBSs-new-focus-on-Switzerland-wont-prove-a-panacea.html>UBS's new focus on Switzerland won't prove a <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/4579841/UBSs-new-focus-on-Switzerland-wont-prove-a-panacea.html>panacea <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/3344167/Melting-glaciers-and-shrinking-forests-revealed-in-UN-Africa-atlas.html>Melting glaciers and shrinking forests revealed in UN Africa <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/3344167/Melting-glaciers-and-shrinking-forests-revealed-in-UN-Africa-atlas.html>atlas <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/3310463/Global-warming-makes-Mont-Blanc-grow.html>Global warming makes Mont Blanc <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/3310463/Global-warming-makes-Mont-Blanc-grow.html>grow <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=4516854>'British jobs for British workers' is the cry of our worst instincts Daniel Gutknecht, responsible for the co-ordination of national borders at Switzerland's Office of Topography, said "the border is moving because of the warmer climate", among other reasons. The border has been fixed since 1861, when Italy became a unified state. The new frontier cannot be decided until Italian parliament approve a new law at the end of next month. The areas affected include the famous Matterhorn mountain and the surrounding towns, which are popular with skiiers in winter. However, no towns or communities will be forced to change countries, because the border lies 4,000 metres above sea level, well above any human habitation. Climatologists have said rising temperatures have caused noticeable changes in the landscape over the past 20 years. Luca Mercalli, a well-known Italian metereologist told the paper: "But the melting of the glaciers has been accelerating since the very hot summer of 2003," he said. "That heatwave caused a lot of changes in the landscape, and many landslides resulted from the melting of the permafrost. For the first time ever the zero-degree altitude went higher than 4,000 metres, and the morphology of many parts of the mountains began to change." <*}}}>< <http://www.holypostage.com/>Custom Faith-based U.S. Postage <*}}}>< + <*}}}>< <http://astore.amazon.com/halthekin-20>Catholic on Amazon <*}}}>< <*}}}>< <http://www.halfthekingdom.org/on+allposters+today.html>on AllPosters today <*}}}>< + <*}}}>< <http://www.holypostage.com/>Holy Postage <*}}}>< <*}}}><<http://www.halfthekingdom.org/>Half the <http://www.halfthekingdom.org/>Kingdom!<*}}}>< + "A person is a person, no matter how small." Dr. Seuss <*}}}>< <http://www.holypostage.com/>Custom Faith-based U.S. Postage <*}}}>< + <*}}}>< <http://astore.amazon.com/halthekin-20>Catholic on Amazon <*}}}>< <*}}}>< <http://www.halfthekingdom.org/on+allposters+today.html>on AllPosters today <*}}}>< + <*}}}>< <http://www.holypostage.com/>Holy Postage <*}}}>< <*}}}><<http://www.halfthekingdom.org/>Half the <http://www.halfthekingdom.org/>Kingdom!<*}}}>< + "A person is a person, no matter how small." Dr. Seuss --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Please note that I do not send or open attachments sent to this list. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Catholics on Fire" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Catholics-on-Fire May the blessing of Jesus and our Blessed Mother be with you -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
