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

A cascade of events in the Swiss Alps led to the dramatic collapse of the Birch glacier, wiping out Blatten village in the ...

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

The natural disaster shows a volatile combination of climate change effects, fragile natural environments and human ...

As glaciers melt, they can also increase the risk of deadly floods and landslides. A glacial collapse in Switzerland this ...

Switzerland and Italy have officially agreed to adjust their border near the iconic Matterhorn mountain, a response to shifting glaciers caused by climate change. The Alps, which have long marked ...

Spruce trees that experienced long-term droughts were more resistant to future ones, while pines acclimatized to wet periods were more vulnerable.

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The women, known as "climate seniors", previously took their case to the court in Strasbourg, France, arguing the Swiss government’s inadequate response to climate change - and in particular ...

Dr Roberta Petrino, director of the Emergency Department at Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Lugano, Switzerland, co-chaired the session "Climate change is ... the focus group responses, the top ...