As climate change accelerates, the World Meteorological Organisation is calling for more investment in monitoring and ...

Swiss authorities evacuated the town of Blatten days before the Birch glacier collapsed, but the resources that allowed them to do that are not available to most countries.

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

The Birch Glacier above the village of Blatten collapsed and caused a landslide that has buried most of the village.

An artificial lake building up behind the rubble left by a glacier that dramatically plunged down a Swiss mountainside, ...

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

A Swiss Alpine village has been buried by a massive debris field after a glacier collapsed on a nearby ... and entered an era where we face new hazards from locations that have never been a ...

According to the head of the Valais Natural Hazards Office, the cone of debris from the landslide in Blatten is over 100 ...

The regional government said in a statement that a large chunk of the Birch Glacier above the village ... the cantonal official in charge of natural hazard management, said Wednesday evening.

Just head to one of North America’s most popular glaciers–the Athabasca Glacier in Alberta, Canada–and listen for guides to yell at solo wanderers, warning of unseen threats to their safety.

But then I discovered the rest of glacier TikTok. Are ‘Forever Chemicals ... a glaciologist and the program manager for the Climate and Cryosphere Hazards Program at the Alaska Division ...

Permafrost, the permanently frozen ground that supports mountain slopes and infrastructure, is another hidden hazard rapidly degrading across the Himalayas. Glacier melt contributes to permafrost ...