Scenic Mountain Village
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Cleared forests also make mountain communities surrounded by steep slopes vulnerable to avalanches. Air pollution is creating suboptimal vitality in half of the forests of the alps. Motor traffic, increasing settlements in the valleys and sometimes inversions trap air over quaint little communities.
Three valleys intersect outside Bolzano and electrical power goes thru this valley. This is just part of the buildup of infrastructure in the Alps. Photos of elevated road to Brenner...
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Three valleys intersect outside Bolzano and electrical power goes thru this valley. This is just part of the buildup of infrastructure in the Alps. Photos of elevated road to Brenner...
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