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'Rocks as big as cars' are flying down the Dolomites
When one of the monoliths that made up Italy's Five Towers toppled, it seemed a rare, exceptional event. In fact, peaks are crumbling throughout this stunning mountain range.
The more the rock cracks, it both releases warmth and gets cold faster than if it were a single solid block – just like a radiator does a good job at warming a room because it is made of many hot separated elements, each doing their bit. Local people and visitors to the Dolomites face the danger of rockfall and landslide (Credit: Enrico Maioni/ Guide Dolomiti)He mentions Eni village, a modernist town built in the 1950s, and added last year to a list of sites of cultural interest in the region. First, some erosions reveal wonders themselves: like the ancient grey and pale blue glacier that reappeared a year ago under the debris flow of Mountain Pelmo, according to Italy's National Associated Press Agency.
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