Switzerland’s glacier collapse is a chilling sign of Europe’s warming crisis – and a warning for alpine communities.

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

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

The dramatic collapse of Switzerland's Birch glacier wiped the village of Blatten off the map. DW spoke to locals and experts ...

A Swiss mountain slope bursting and unleashing a cascade of rocks and ice over an idyllic Alpine village last week was a ...

As the planet continues to warm, scientists emphasise the urgency of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to mitigate further glacier loss. While some degree of melting is now unavoidable, limiting ...

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

According to the head of the Valais Natural Hazards Office, the cone of debris from the landslide in Blatten is over 100 ...

The dramatic collapse of Switzerland's Birch glacier, which wiped out a village, is an unprecedented disaster likely to cost ...

Only seven years ago, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) projected the world wouldn’t heat beyond 1.5 C ...

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The collapse of a melting glacier in the Swiss Alps buried and partially destroyed Blatten, a centuries-old village.