The natural disaster shows a volatile combination of climate change effects, fragile natural environments and human ...

Nicholas Vizzini and his climbing partner, a snowboarder, triggered the avalanche high on the 20,310-foot peak while descending a slope, officials said.

A massive glacier collapse in the Swiss Alps has devastated the village of Blatten, with millions of cubic meters of ice and debris causing severe flooding and destruction. This disaster, which ...

According to officials from the Denali National Park and Preserve rangers responded to the mountain within minutes after Vizzini's partner was spotted in debris from the avalanche. Rangers were ...

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

A 29-year-old skier from Washington state is the second person to pass away at Denali National Park and Preserve in the past ...