Switzerland and neighbouring parts of Italy rely heavily on tourism linked to skiing and other Alpine sports for their economy. In fact, the economies of the bordering regions are often interlinked.

This is the case of the dividing line that separates Italy and Switzerland, both countries in the Schengen area and that share a 359-mile border, whose creation dates back to 1861.

A section of the 359-mile border between Italy and Switzerland is redrawn due to climate change. At this part of the border there are glaciers - accumulations of ice and snow that slowly flow over ...

In Switzerland, they are melting at an alarming rate. The country’s glaciers lost 4% of their volume last year, second only to the record-setting 6% lost in 2022.