The cryosphere includes the area around the top of the Matterhorn in canton Valais

Rome, Italy (The Independent, UK) – This may come as a surprise to many Swiss, but Italy is planning to officially move the border with Switzerland. The Italian parliament is preparing a law for April that will legally change the border, fixed since 1861, redrawing the line through the cryosphere, or eternal snow area in the Alps. Melting glaciers are the primary reason.

The Swiss are equal partners in the decision about where the line will be drawn, but Switzerland does not need to pass a law to change the border.

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