Future of the Environment

Climate change is threatening Switzerland's stunning scenery

White canvas covers protect parts of the Rhone glacier against melting as visitors enter an ice cave near the Furka mountain pass at 2429 metres (7969 ft) altitude in the Swiss Alps, Switzerland August 6, 2015.

White canvas was being used to protect the Rhone glacier against melting as long ago as 2015. Image: REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

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Since the turn of the century, greenhouse gases have dramatically increased average temperatures in Switzerland.
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