Melting glaciers force Italy, Swiss to redraw border

[dbackjon]

Melting glaciers in the Alps may prompt Italy and Switzerland to redraw their borders near the Matterhorn, according to parliamentary draft legislation being readied in Rome.


Glaciers in the Alps near the Matterhorn are receding, forcing the border to be redrawn.

Franco Narducci of Italy's opposition Democratic Party is preparing a bill to redefine the frontier with neighboring Switzerland, his office said Wednesday.

Narducci is a member of the foreign affairs panel in Italy's lower Chamber of Deputies. Foreign Minister Franco Frattini has authorized the bill.

Switzerland also has cooperated with Italy on the matter.

The Italian Military Geographic Institute says climate change is responsible for the Alpine glaciers melting.

"This draft law is born out the necessity to revise and verify the frontiers given the changes in climate and atmosphere," Narducci said. "The 1941 convention between Italy and Switzerland established as criteria [for border revisions] the ridge [crest] of the glaciers. Following the withdrawal of the glaciers in the Alps, a new criterion has been proposed so that the new border coincides with the rock."

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03 ... index.html

[grizzaholic]

Give it another 50 years and they will be redrawing them again because the Glaciers will be back.

[HI54UNI]

You know the Swiss were out there with these



Melting the glaciers with the magnifying glass, cutting the ice with the saw blade, chiseling away with the awl just to get to the bottom.

[Grizalltheway]

Hop Schwiz!

[wideright82]

Imagine how many borders they had to redraw at the end of the Ice Age!!!!!!

[wideright82]

Imagine how many borders they had to redraw at the end of the Ice Age!!!!!!

I'll save TTBF some time.



You do realize that they didn't draw borders back then don't you?

[TwinTownBisonFan]

Imagine how many borders they had to redraw at the end of the Ice Age!!!!!!

I'll save TTBF some time.

You do realize that they didn't draw borders back then don't you?

not a lot different than the states that have river boarders who either change them or have disconnected sections after the river changes course... there's a neighborhood in Omaha that is technically part of Iowa...

seems much ado about nothing...

[dgreco]

knowing the italians this melting will force them to redo their borders to take back ethiopia, austria and the very important little corner of switzerland

[wideright82]

knowing the italians this melting will force them to redo their borders to take back ethiopia, austria and the very important little corner of switzerland

God willing it'll also wipe out Sicilia.

[dgreco]

maybe sicilia can break away once it gets its new land

[wideright82]

maybe sicilia can break away once it gets its new land

That would be the best thing that ever happened to Italia. Damn Siciliani

[Ivytalk]

knowing the italians this melting will force them to redo their borders to take back ethiopia, austria and the very important little corner of switzerland

What if Italy actually invaded Switzerland? Could you then get good pasta while you waited to open a secret bank account?

[wideright82]

knowing the italians this melting will force them to redo their borders to take back ethiopia, austria and the very important little corner of switzerland

What if Italy actually invaded Switzerland? Could you then get good pasta while you waited to open a secret bank account?

What are you saying, Italians only eat pasta and drink wine? I guess black people only eat fried chicken and drink kool aide too, racist. Tell em Tampajag.

[Gil Dobie]

You know the Swiss were out there with these



Melting the glaciers with the magnifying glass, cutting the ice with the saw blade, chiseling away with the awl just to get to the bottom.

Ever been pinched on the nipple by metal pliers, @#$(*^%