The Alps will never be the same again.
, with rising temperatures causing frozen ground to become unstable over time — a warning sign that mountainous landscapes are being permanently reshaped as a result of how civilization is shifting the planet's climate.The incident shortened the peak of the Fluchthorn by a stunning 330 feet, with debris piling into the adjacent valley. That means the mountain is now officially 60 feet shorter, since its middle peak is now its highest point at 11,145 feet.
"This mountain peak has been frozen for probably thousands of years," Jan-Christoph Otto, a geologist at the University of Salzburg. told, adding that "the mountain peak failure at Fluchthorn is most likely the result of extreme temperatures last summer or fall.""Considering the ongoing temperature increase in the Alps, more events are probable," Otto told
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