Permafrost is often called the glue that holds the mountains together. When it thaws, the mountains crumble, and they start ...

There are strong theories on the causes, and to what degree it is linked to climate change — but these are yet to be ...

The Swiss village of Blatten has been partially destroyed after a huge chunk of glacier crashed down into the valley.

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

And this is what actually happened," Matthias Huss, the director of Glacier Monitoring Switzerland (GLAMOS), told AFP. "The glacier accelerated strongly in response to this additional loading ...

The landslide that buried a Swiss village and riverbed is refocusing attention on the role of global warming in glacier ...

A catastrophic landslide triggered by the collapse of Switzerland's Birch Glacier has buried nearly 90% of the Alpine village ...

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

A devastating landslide, triggered by the Birch Glacier collapse, buried Blatten, Switzerland, prompting evacuations but ...

Swiss authorities remained on high alert Friday after a massive glacier collapse buried large parts of the alpine village of ...

The destruction of the village served as a stark reminder to residents that dramatic collapses are becoming more frequent in ...