Things are getting unstable': global heating and the rise of rockfalls in Swiss Alps, Switzerland
By A Mystery Man Writer
Description
As Switzerland’s glaciers melt, dangerous rockfalls become more likely and towns are forced to live under an existential threat
Swiss glacier watcher warns recent heat wave threatens severe melt
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English - DENISE HRUBY
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Like snow on a summer day, EPFL
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Rocks and debris come crashing down mountainside that threatens to DESTROY Swiss village
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Switzerland landslide: Are the Alps melting? - BBC News
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