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

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 ...

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

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

Permafrost is often called the glue that holds the mountains together. When it thaws, the mountains crumble, and they start ...

The skier and his climbing partner, who was snowboarding, were caught as they descended a slope on the West Buttress Route, ...

Authorities say a skier died after being caught in an avalanche on North America’s tallest peak, Mount McKinley in Alaska.

The landslide that buried most of a Swiss village this week is focusing renewed attention on the role of global warming in glacier collapses around the world and the increasing dangers. How ...

A massive debris avalanche, with the village of Kippel in the foreground, is seen on Thursday, May 29, 2025, one day after the collapse of the Birch Glacier causing the demolishing of the village ...