Meltdown, The Alps Under Pressure, National Geographic Magazine: Tourists At The Matterhorn

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Tourists come from all over the world to take the Gornergrat Railway train from Zermatt up a mountain in the Alps for a clear view of the Matterhorn. They stop to pose for pictures with icons of the region including the Swiss flag. Many souvenir photos are taken with the famed St. Bernard dog, beloved because of the lore of rescuing people trapped by avalanches in the alpine region.