Switzerland and Italy Redraw Border Due To Melting Glaciers (bbc.com) 11
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: 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, and close to a number of popular ski resorts. Large sections of the Swiss-Italian border are determined by glacier ridgelines or areas of perpetual snow, but melting glaciers have caused these natural boundaries to shift, leading to both countries seeking to rectify the border. Switzerland officially approved the agreement on the change on Friday, but Italy is yet to do the same. This follows a draft agreement by a joint Swiss-Italian commission back in May 2023.
Statistics published last September showed that Switzerland's glaciers lost 4% of their volume in 2023, the second biggest loss ever after 2022's record melt of 6%. An annual report is issued each year by the Swiss Glacier Monitoring Network (Glamos), which attributed the record losses to consecutive very warm summers, and 2022 winter's very low snowfall. Researchers say that if these weather patterns continue, the thaw will only accelerate. On Friday, Switzerland said that the redefined borders had been drawn up in accordance with the economic interests of both parties. It is thought that clarifying the borders will help both countries determine which is responsible for the upkeep of specific natural areas.
Swiss-Italian boundaries will be changed in the region of Plateau Rosa, the Carrel refuge and Gobba di Rollin -- all are near the Matterhorn and popular ski resorts including Zermatt. The exact border changes will be implemented and the agreement published once both countries have signed it. Switzerland says that the approval process for signing the agreement is under way in Italy.
Statistics published last September showed that Switzerland's glaciers lost 4% of their volume in 2023, the second biggest loss ever after 2022's record melt of 6%. An annual report is issued each year by the Swiss Glacier Monitoring Network (Glamos), which attributed the record losses to consecutive very warm summers, and 2022 winter's very low snowfall. Researchers say that if these weather patterns continue, the thaw will only accelerate. On Friday, Switzerland said that the redefined borders had been drawn up in accordance with the economic interests of both parties. It is thought that clarifying the borders will help both countries determine which is responsible for the upkeep of specific natural areas.
Swiss-Italian boundaries will be changed in the region of Plateau Rosa, the Carrel refuge and Gobba di Rollin -- all are near the Matterhorn and popular ski resorts including Zermatt. The exact border changes will be implemented and the agreement published once both countries have signed it. Switzerland says that the approval process for signing the agreement is under way in Italy.
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100% agree. It's great to have insightful non-trolling unsarcastic comments on here once in a while.That's a good idea regardless of climate change. If not the growing of own food, at least the solar power. Depending on oil is stupid unless you physically own an oil well. Even if the US doesn't need foreign oil imports, it would allow us to export oil in large quantities which will reduce the price of oil, and that in turn will result in less funding of terrorism.
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The United States already produces more crude oil than any country, ever.
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=61545 [eia.gov]
If it isn't already "reducing the price of oil", it never will. Of course, that's no surprise to people who understand that the oil market is global. "In a world with many consumers and producers, a single country or organization can no longer control crude oil prices set in highly liquid global markets".
https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/081315/opec-vs-us-who-contr [investopedia.com]
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If the US offers more oil for export, of course the prices will reduce. It's basic supply/demand economics. If there is more supply of something in the market, the price will reduce.
Similar to a river shifting its channel. (Score:3)
https://tonyladson.wordpress.c... [wordpress.com]
https://statutes.capitol.texas... [texas.gov]
They haggle it out.
China and India could learn a thing or two (Score:2)
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you're funny, the civilizations of China and India are many thousands of years old. What were those in those European countries doing even 3000 years ago? various tribes came and went