The collapse of the Birch glacier in the Swiss Alps was an expected disaster. Authorities and scientists had been monitoring the area closely and when the first signs of instability started to ...

The Swiss glacier collapse is not an isolated event Just last week, Blatten was buried under a massive avalanche of rock and ice from the Birch Glacier and the nearby Lonza River bed.

For visitors to the Alps, scientist Robert Kenner told RTL Today that hiking earlier in the day may be safer. With ...

Switzerland, which has the most glaciers of any country in Europe, saw 4% of its total glacier volume disappear in 2023, the second-biggest decline in a single year after a 6% drop in 2022.

RHONE GLACIER, Switzerland (AP) — Drip, drip. Trickle, trickle. That's the sound of water seeping from a sunbaked and slushy Swiss glacier that geoscientists are monitoring for signs of ...

Swiss insurers on Tuesday put the damage caused by last month's glacier collapse, which largely destroyed the Alpine village of Blatten, at 320 million Swiss francs ($393 million).

The main takeaway from the Birch Glacier collapse, Huss says, is that “unexpected things happen.” “If you ask me, like three weeks ago, nobody would have guessed that the whole village is ...

Photos from Switzerland’s Rhone Glacier show the dramatic toll of climate change, as scientists race to monitor and slow its rapid retreat. Drip, drip. Trickle, trickle.

Switzerland spends almost $500m a year on protective structures. Is it worth it - or, as some suggest, should people move away from the mountain villages at risk?

RHONE GLACIER, Switzerland (AP) — Drip, drip. Trickle, trickle. That's the sound of water seeping from a sunbaked and slushy Swiss glacier that geoscientists are monitoring for signs of ...

Swiss insurers on Tuesday put the damage caused by last month’s glacier collapse, which largely destroyed the Alpine village of Blatten, at 320 million Swiss francs ($393 million).