The accident took place in at 2, 000m (6, 500ft) above sea level on the slopes of Mount Cermis, in the Fiemme Valley.

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Evidence continues to mount that recent estimates of sea level rise from global warming were wrong, and that the potential inundation to come may be much worse than previously contemplated, possibly exceeding an average of 3 feet worldwide.

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Bird watching is especially popular in northern Israel, where the varied climates of the Sea of Galilee, the Golan Heights and Mount Hermon provide lush habitats for hundreds of thousands of birds, including the endangered Marbled Teal, whose only breeding havens are located here.

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He has since gone on to mount an impressive list of works, including bringing the sound of the sea from the Normandy beaches to the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, and the inner vibrations of London's Millennium Bridge to London's Tate Modern.

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Take a dramatic cable car ride up Mount Ulriken to find the sky:skraper restaurant, perched 643 metres above sea level.

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It traverses oxygen-starved, earthquake-prone terrain that for most of the way is over 4, 000 metres (13, 120 feet) above sea level and rises to 5, 072 metres not far off the altitude of Mount Everest's base camp.

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