These majestic landscapes have always been dangerous, but as the world warms, mountains are becoming much more unpredictable ...

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

The landslide that buried most of a Swiss village this week is focusing renewed attention on the role of global warming in ...

In a new study, researchers from the University of Oxford revealed that this unusual phenomenon was caused by a massive ...

Swiss authorities evacuated the town of Blatten days before the Birch glacier collapsed, but the resources that allowed them ...

The residents of two hamlets in Blatten, Switzerland, were able to visit their homes following a landslide that devasted the ...

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

The collapse of the Swiss Birch glacier serves as a chilling warning of the escalating dangers faced by communities worldwide ...

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

A small Alpine river dammed by a landslide that largely buried the Swiss village of Blatten is now flowing through the debris ...