Idyllic mountain towns face looming threat that could wipe them out completely: 'You can't hold back the whole mountain'

Idyllic mountain towns face looming threat that could wipe them out completely: 'You can't hold back the whole mountain'

Many idyllic villages in the Alps that have existed for centuries could vanish entirely as a new threat looms. What's happening? The BBC reported that the devastating landslide that wiped the 800-year-old village of Blatten off the map in May is unlikely to be the last. The village of Brienz has also been evacuated due to the risks of a landslide, per Swiss Info.  Rising global temperatures are causing Switzerland's roughly 1,400 glaciers and pe…