The Swiss government is proposing to give 5 million francs ($6 million) to the Alpine village of Blatten that was destroyed ...

The village of Blatten in the Swiss Alps, was previously home to 300 people before a glacier above it collapsed, burying the ...

Glaciologist Olivier Gagliardini says that while it is too early to know whether climate change was behind this avalanche, ...

A massive glacier collapse hit Blatten in the Swiss Alps on May 28, 2025. Evacuations saved lives, but one person is missing.

Like the people of the Swiss Alps, the Langtangpa have been living with avalanches for centuries, and they have used both ...

As climate change accelerates, the World Meteorological Organisation is calling for more investment in monitoring and ...

The collapse of the glacier in the Swiss Alps was an expected disaster. When the first signs of instability started to appear ...

The Swiss Alps are rapidly becoming a symbol of climate catastrophe, as rising global temperatures turn once-stable glaciers ...

The residents of two hamlets in Blatten, Switzerland, were able to visit their homes following a landslide that devasted the ...

On August 23, 2017 three million cubic metres of rock crashed down from the Piz Cengalo mountain in eastern Switzerland, triggering a landslide into the valley. It was the largest landslide in ...

A catastrophic glacier collapse in Switzerland has buried parts of the Alpine village of Blatten under a 100-meter-deep layer of rock and ice. Locals were forced to flee as experts warn this may be a ...

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