• This video shows how the border between Switzerland and Italy is changing as the Theodul Glacier melts. 
• Students will learn that climate change is causing ice to melt in other mountain ranges, creating border disputes between India and China and between Chile and Argentina. 

Positives

• The video is a great way to connect climate change and geopolitics.
• It highlights a unique impact of climate change that is not often discussed.

Additional Prerequisites

• This video begins with two advertisements.
• The video description offers several links for further reading.

Differentiation

• Civics, government, or social studies classes could use this video in a discussion about political and geographic borders. Students could consider the following questions:
  • Why do countries have borders?
  • Why can some countries negotiate mobile-border agreements while other countries cannot?
  • Could climate change affect other borders? How?
• Earth science classes could use this video in a lesson about watersheds. Students could discuss other watersheds that could be affected by climate change.
• Other resources on this topic include this video on the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica, this interactive simulation on glaciers, and this lesson plan on the greenhouse effect.
  

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