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The glacier’s collapse and the subsequent landslide—which was so intense that it corresponded to a magnitude 3.1 earthquake ...
These majestic landscapes have always been dangerous, but as the world warms, mountains are becoming much more unpredictable ...
The search for a 64-year-old man was suspended on Thursday after a huge mass of rock and ice from a glacier crashed down a ...
A cascade of events in the Swiss Alps led to the dramatic collapse of the Birch glacier, wiping out Blatten village in the ...
A huge mass of rock and ice from a glacier thundered down a Swiss Alpine mountainside, sending plumes of dust skyward and ...
The Valais local government said the damage is "considerable," with one person missing and homes under debris.
The collapse of the Swiss Birch glacier serves as a chilling warning of the escalating dangers faced by communities worldwide ...
There are strong theories on the causes ... scale falls from the front of the glacier Tuesday were expected to continue, with Wednesday's sudden total collapse considered a less-probable scenario.
The Birch Glacier above the village of Blatten collapsed and caused a landslide that has buried most of the village.
Everything we know about the Blatten glacier collapse in Switzerland - The village was thankfully evacuated a few days ...
Swiss glaciologists attribute the accelerating glacier thaw to climate change, which has increased the risk of such disasters ...
The small village of Blatten in the Swiss Alps was largely destroyed by a landslide that occurred as a result of the partial collapse of the Birch Glacier on May 28, 2025. 28,756 people played the ...