The Impact of Extreme Weather Events on Glaciers and Environmental Awareness

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Extreme weather events like high water levels and flooding in various regions are clearly linked to climate change. Glaciers, such as the Aleksh Glacier in Switzerland, are melting at alarming rates, prompting concerns about the loss of natural beauty and ecological balance. The reduction in glacier size has even affected daily activities like accessing mountain huts. Despite these visible effects, there is a surprising decline in support for pro-environmental parties in countries experiencing the consequences of climate change.

Melting ski slopes, floods and droughts are enraging the continent’s citizens, but not quite enough for them to consider voting differently. Our correspondent explains what the electorate is weighing up. The world’s largest maker of glasses is branching out into tech (10:41). And Gabriel García Márquez’s new novella that he did not want published (16:32).

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