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Climate change seen as cause for mudslide in Switzerland
ABC News ^ | August 28, 2017 | by The Associated Press

Posted on 08/28/2017 11:16:25 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

Switzerland's environmental protection office says the effects of climate change are partially to blame for a mudslide through a southeastern village that left eight people missing after a massive chunk of rock broke off an Alpine mountainside.

Federal Office for the Environment director Marc Chardonnens said Switzerland must do more to brace for climate change.

It said climate change effects include "urban heat islands" in Swiss cities, localized water shortages, and the instability of mountain flanks.

(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: fakescience; globalism; globalwarming; globalwarminghoax; hoax; socialism; switzerland
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The toilet in my hotel room backed up this morning...

After much study, I say: “global warming” was the cause.

...wheres my government subsidy to fight this evil???
About 12 mil oughta do it;

...i ain’t greedy...


21 posted on 08/28/2017 12:53:37 PM PDT by joethedrummer
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To: lurk

I have an idea. Let’s research some way to decrease gravity. That will lessen the chances of mudslides. If we decrease the force of gtavity, I will no longer be obese, either. I think it might be easier than lowering the heat of the Sun, which is the REAL cause of global warming.


22 posted on 08/28/2017 1:32:16 PM PDT by Tucker39 (Read: Psalm 145. The whole psalm.....aloud; as praise to our God.)
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To: Tucker39
Headlines

TRUMP Refuses to repeal Law of Gravity!

Minorities, women, and children hardest hit!

23 posted on 08/28/2017 1:37:18 PM PDT by Covenantor (Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern. " Chesterton)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The first mudslide in Switzerland in the history of the world.
Gotta be man-caused global warming.


24 posted on 08/28/2017 1:55:57 PM PDT by TigersEye (0bama. The Legacy is a lie. The lie is the Legacy.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Have they checked for any recently invading flora with root systems that might’ve loosened the dirt?


25 posted on 08/28/2017 2:36:07 PM PDT by Tanniker Smith (Rome didn't fall in a day, either.)
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