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3 April 2023 / Scientific American / Alessio Perrone
Background

Buildings Crumble High in the Alps as Permafrost Thaws

In 2016 Renato Alberti, who had overseen the structure for 35 years, noticed a vertical crack in one of the outer walls. Alberti, now age 67, filled the gap with repair foam, but the crack reopened after only a few days. Alberti thought something unusual must be happening. Perhaps the mountain was becoming unstable.


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