Climate change causes more rock slides
The global rise of temperatures is having dramatic effects in the Swiss Alps. In the Matter valley in canton Valais, rock masses are usually held together by permafrost. Now the ice is melting, releasing large chunks of debris. (RTS/swissinfo.ch)
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