According to Franco Narducci, a member of the foreign affairs committee of the opposition Democratic Party, the Italian-Swiss change of borders will be viewed as an example by other countries. Similar agreements will be made with Austria and France, he said. "In the past, a frontier change was equal to war. Now global warming has made countries agree to a new concept of demarcation line, the mobile border," Narducci said, presenting the draft law to the lower house of the parliament. The idea is to create a more realistic demarcation line, taking into account the melting glaciers. Experts from both countries will survey the border at regular intervals, making changes when necessary. "We will proceed to new measurements every two or three years, but we hope that no update will be needed for the next 50 years," Gutknecht said. In the worst case scenario -- that the glaciers disappear altogether -- the countries agreed that the border will coincide with rock. "To lighten the climate, we can say that rocks are patriotic and faithful through the centuries," Fabio Evagelisti, of the opposition party the Italy of Principles, concluded. The draft legislation is expected to be approved in coming months by the Senate. Related Links: TreeHugger: Sherpas on Everest Highlight Climate Change Impacts American Association of Geographers Planet Earth: Mountain's Majesty Discovery Earth for interviews, images and more. |
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