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In parts of Italy's Apennines, CO₂ outgassing from depths is up to 50 times greater than CO₂ uptake through weathering.

The mountain has already subsided by several metres, and one day it will collapse. When it does it will release an avalanche of 260,000 cubic metres of limestone debris - which would weigh roughly the same as 260 family homes. The debris will fall into the Hornbach Valley in Austria - a sparsely populated area. However, when it will happen is still a matter of mystery. Mountain in Alps at risk of collapse at any moment as cracks appear (Image: GETTY) A crack in the mountain (Image: TUM) Scientists from the Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) and the Technic...

 E-Mail IMAGE: Across the summit of the 2592-metre-high Hochvogel in the Allgäu region of Germany, a dangerous crack is gaping and growing. The southern side of the mountain threatens to slide into... view more  Credit: TU München The entire summit of the 2592 metres high Hochvogel is sliced by a five metres wide and thirty metres long fracture. It continues to open up by up to half a centimetre per month. Throughout the years, the southern side of the mountain has already subsided by several meters; and at some point it will fail, releasing up to 260,000 cubic meters of limestone...