Closed for the winter, passes in the Swiss Alps are scheduled to reopen for car traffic within the next few weeks, weather ...

Passes in the Swiss Alps are set to reopen for cars; Lausanne may lose its title as Vaud's capital; and other news from ...

Climate change has made heavy, wet snow more ... as causes of avalanche death, may increase." By the time a rescue dog located Roberto Ferrino buried beneath an avalanche in the Alps of ...

The Italian Alps, in turn, “are a hot spot within a hot spot." The big picture of climate change also means less overall snow for avalanches as glaciers globally shrink, especially in the Alps.