A cascade of events in the Swiss Alps led to the dramatic collapse of the Birch glacier, wiping out Blatten village in the valley below, glaciologists and geoscientists told AFP on Friday.

Swiss glacier collapse renews focus on risks of climate change as glaciers retreat around the world Climate change is playing a role in almost every glacier collapse nowadays.

The Birch Glacier above the village of Blatten collapsed and caused a landslide that has buried most of the village. Authorities had evacuated residents earlier this month, but one person is missing.

“We have lost our village,” the mayor of Blatten said after the glacier’s explosive collapse covered it in ice, rock and mud. One person is missing.

Environment Massive glacier collapse triggers landslide that buries Swiss village Villagers in Blatten, Switzerland, were evacuated earlier this month after authorities warned a nearby glacier was ...

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Thwaites Glacier is "past a tipping point," threatening coastal communities across the globe.

The outlook for "Doomsday Glacier" just got gloomier. Scientists are warning the Antarctic Ice Sheet, known formally as the Thwaites Glacier, will deteriorate "further and faster" and that sea ...

Tidal action on the underside of the Thwaites Glacier in the Antarctic will “inexorably” accelerate melting this century, according to new research by British and American scientists. The ...

A six-year investigation into the vast Thwaites glacier in Antarctica has concluded with a grim outlook on its future. Often dubbed the “doomsday glacier”, this huge mass of ice is comparable ...

Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier got its nickname the “Doomsday Glacier” for its potential to flood coastlines around the world if it collapsed.