A Swiss mountain peak fell apart, sending 3.5 million cubic feet of rock into the valley below. Scientists warn climate change could make more mountains crumble. The collapse was caused by thawing permafrost, a layer of frozen ground that holds the mountain together. #ClimateChange #Permafrost #MountainCollapse https://www.businessinsider.com/mountains-switzerland-collapsing-from-permafrost-melt-2023-8

Climate change causes a mountain peak frozen for thousands of years to collapse. The peak in the Swiss Alps was part of the Piz Cengalo mountain. It collapsed in 2017, triggering a massive landslide that buried a nearby village. The collapse was caused by melting permafrost, the frozen soil that holds the rocks together. #MountainCollapse #Permafrost #ClimateChange https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/climate-change-causes-a-mountain-peak-frozen-for-thousands-of-years-to-collapse?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=HariTulsidas%2Fmagazine%2FArchetypes