Switzerland’s 1,400 glaciers have shrunk by more than half in the last 85 years, a new study has found – and the rate at which they are melting is only accelerating. The alpine country is famous for its majestic icy landscape. But according to researchers from ETH Zurich and the Swiss Federal Institute of Forest, … Read more
Talk to your doctor about your medications. If you take a medication that can affect how your body deals with heat, don’t stop taking it just because high temperatures are on the horizon. “The dangers of stopping may be far worse,” Van Durme warns. Instead, take extra caution in the heat, he says. Your doctor … Read more
Way up in the snowy Alps, the border between Switzerland and Italy has shifted due to a melting glacier. It is putting the location of an Italian mountain lodge in dispute. The borderline runs along a drainage divide – the point at which meltwater will run down either side of the mountain towards one country … Read more
Parts of the UK are literally melting because of extreme heat. On Monday, Luton Airport, about 30 miles north of London, had to suspend flights because the excessive heat damaged part of its runway, adding further strain to an already tumultuous travel season. The airport tweeted on Monday that the high temperatures caused “a surface … Read more
If you want to see firsthand the impact of climate change, take a trip to Es Trenc, one of Mallorca’s finest beaches. Here, massive concrete bunkers—once built by Spain’s then-Dictator Francisco Franco—were originally hidden amid the sand dunes. Today, these structures stand out like sore thumbs — rising sea-water levels have swallowed up parts of … Read more