Switzerland-Italy redraw Alpine border

The snow-capped neighbours are to redraw sections of their border near the Matterhorn mountain due to climate change melting and altering Alpine ridge lines


SWITZERLAND
ITALY


MOVING BORDER

Alpine borders can be defined by ridge lines of glaciers
1
SWITZERLAND
Border
Glacier
ITALY

As glaciers melt, ridge lines can move
2
SWITZERLAND
New border
Thawing glacier
ITALY


Zermatt
Zermatt Ski Resort
Matterhorn Glacier
SWITZERLAND
Matterhorn (4,478m)
Theodul Glacier
ITALY 
3km 2 miles


Sources: Guardian, Bloomberg, Euractiv
Picture: Tobias Oetiker (Unsplash) 
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