Satellite images have revealed that the consequences of global warming can be seen from space — as the Alps are turning greener.
The European mountain range is famously covered in a blanket of snow for the majority of the year, attracting skiers and snowboarders across the world.
But new data has found that vegetation above the tree line has increased in nearly 80 per cent of the Alps over the last 38 years.
Although the new plants may assist in