Alpine limit between Switzerland and Italy is to run under the Matterhorn, one of the highest peaks in Europe, stretching between the Swiss region of Zermatt and the Italian Aosta Valley.
Climate change. “Glaciers are retreating at an accelerated pace”
“Glaciers in Europethe fastest warming continent in the world, are retreating at an accelerated rate from reason climate change caused by human activity,” says the British “The Guardian“. Both countries agreed to change the border around the landmarks of Testa Grigia, Plateau Rosa, Rifugio Carrel and Gobba di Rollin due to their “economic interests”. The joint Italian-Swiss commission agreed to changes regarding the border as early as May 2023. However, Switzerland officially approved the treaty last Friday, and the documents still need to be signed by Italian representatives. The changes come after a years-long dispute between the two countries over the area of ​​the Matterhorn peak.
Glaciers are losing their volume at a record rate
Swiss glaciers have lost 4%. its volume in 2023. As the Swiss Academy of Sciences emphasizes, this is the second largest annual decline in history. The largest one took place in 2022 and amounted to 6%. Experts have stopped measuring ice on some Swiss glaciers because… it is no longer there. Melting ice last July uncovered the remains German a mountaineer who disappeared 40 years ago while crossing a glacier near the Matterhorn.