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A looming rock collapse threatens a Swiss village as thawing permafrost destabilizes the Alps

An unstable mountain rock formation looming above the Swiss village of Kandersteg threatens a landslide that could rival the disaster that destroyed nearby Blatten last year, a collapse scientists linked to thawing permafrost and glacier dynamics.

A looming rock collapse threatens a Swiss village as thawing permafrost destabilizes the Alps
Image: Phys.org
An unstable mountain rock formation looming above the Swiss village of Kandersteg threatens a landslide that could rival the disaster that destroyed nearby Blatten last year, a collapse scientists linked to thawing permafrost and glacier dynamics.

Originally published at Phys.org

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