Like the people of the Swiss Alps, the Langtangpa have been living with avalanches for centuries, and they have used both ...

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

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

Welcome to our selection of some of the biggest – and most colourful – stories in Switzerland over the past seven days.

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

The fact that only one person is missing after the huge glacier collapse that engulfed the Swiss mountain village of Blatten ...

Birch Glacier above the Swiss village of Blatten broke off, causing a landslide that destroyed the village. A herd of cows got evacuated via helicopter for a ride of a lifetime to get to safety.

The Swiss Alps are rapidly becoming a symbol of climate catastrophe, as rising global temperatures turn once-stable glaciers ...

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The collapse of the glacier in the Swiss Alps was an expected disaster. When the first signs of instability started to appear ...

There are strong theories on the causes, and to what degree it is linked to climate change — but these are yet to be ...