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The landslide that buried a Swiss village and riverbed is refocusing attention on the role of global warming in glacier ...
A huge mass of rock and ice from a glacier has thundered down a Swiss Alpine mountainside. Authorities say it covered with ...
A glacier collapse in Switzerland unleashed a torrent of ice, rock, and mud that buried the Alpine village of Blatten.
The destruction of the village served as a stark reminder to residents that dramatic collapses are becoming more frequent in ...
A huge chunk of a glacier in the Swiss Alps broke off on Wednesday afternoon, causing a deluge of ice, mud and rock to bury ...
A SWISS town has been buried by an avalanche sparked by a falling glacier which left homes submerged and forced residents to ...
On Wednesday, a landslide from the mountain side of Birch Glacier -- located in the Lötschental valley in northern ...
In addition to the “best-monitored slope in Europe” above the landslide village of Brienz, there is a considerable risk of ...
The natural disaster shows a volatile combination of climate change effects, fragile natural environments and human ...
A massive glacier collapse hit Blatten in the Swiss Alps on May 28, 2025. Evacuations saved lives, but one person is missing.