By Marleen Kaesebier and Cecile Mantovani KANDERSTEG, Switzerland (Reuters) -In the Swiss Alpine resort of Kandersteg, ...

In the past century, scientists have observed more rockfalls and avalanches in the Alps, a looming threat to nearby villages.

A review of data showed that the Birch Glacier was a rarity in that it has been advancing while most glaciers have been ...

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

One of Switzerland's glaciologists says his teams are noticing a strange phenomenon in the Alpine country's glaciers.

Two weeks after a massive landslide wiped out most of the mountain village of Blatten in the Swiss Alps, talk of reconstruction is picking up, but hu ...

Search parties combing the Swiss Alpine village that was buried last month after the collapse of a glacier have found human ...

A Swiss Alpine village has been buried by a massive debris field after a glacier collapsed on a nearby mountain. Reuters reports that 90% of Blatten, Switzerland is engulfed by ice, mud, and rock ...

The body of a 64-year-old man, who has been missing since part of the Brich glacier collapsed on the Swiss village of Blatten ...

GENEVA, June 27, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - A body found near the Swiss village of Blatten, which was wiped out by a dramatic glacier ...

In Switzerland, after a glacier collapsed onto Blatten, fear is gripping the mountains The destruction of the village served as a stark reminder to residents that dramatic collapses are becoming ...

One expert notes that glacier shrinkage has wide effects on agriculture, fisheries, drinking water levels and cross-boundary ...