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

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

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.

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