Climate change prompts Swiss Alpine faithful to change prayerRoman Catholics in two southern Swiss Alpine communities want to give up a centennial tradition of praying for the retreat of mountain glaciers and switch to prayers against climate change instead. "A lot of ice has melted," parish priest Parish priest may refer to
abbr. specific dynamic action Serotonin dopamine antagonist (SDA) The newer second-generation antipsychotic drugs, also called atypical antipsychotics. on Thursday. Father Venetz is seeking the approval of Pope Benedict XVI  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. for the change on behalf of his parishioners and an audience for the local bishop is reportedly being arranged in Rome.
Since the end of the 17th century, the faithful in the districts of Fiesch and Fieschental have blamed the nearby Aletsch glacier Aletsch Glacier, the largest glacier in the Alps, covers more than 120 square kilometres (more than 45 square miles) in southern Switzerland. It descends round the south of the Jungfrau into the valley of the Upper Rhône; at its eastern extremity lies a glacier lake, Lake Märjelen , the longest in the Alps, for flooding and prayed for it to melt. The tradition is augmented by an annual procession on July 31 to a local chapel. Ironically, their prayers may have been answered. The now 23-kilometre (14-mile) Aletsch glacier has shrunk by several kilometres over the decades and is regarded by scientists as one of the most visible examples of the impact of global warming global warming, the gradual increase of the temperature of the earth's lower atmosphere as a result of the increase in greenhouse gases since the Industrial Revolution. in the Alps. Drought is now regarded as a potential threat. 
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