In the past century, scientists have observed more rockfalls and avalanches in the Alps, a looming threat to nearby villages.

One of Switzerland's glaciologists says his teams are noticing a strange phenomenon in the Alpine country's glaciers.

The search for a 64-year-old man was suspended on Thursday after a huge mass of rock and ice from a glacier crashed down a Swiss mountainside the day before.

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.

A Swiss Alpine village has been buried by a massive debris field after a glacier collapsed on a nearby mountain. Reuters reports that 90% of Blatten, Switzerland is engulfed by ice, mud, and rock ...

While Switzerland has the capacity to monitor glacier hazards, many countries do not, including Indonesia, whose Carstensz ...

A new 3D simulation tool accurately predicts alpine landslides and avalanches, marking a breakthrough in mountain hazard ...

Europe Glacier collapses, burying nearly all of Swiss Alpine village “We have lost our village,” the mayor of Blatten said after the glacier’s explosive collapse covered it in ice, rock and mud.

A new 3D simulation tool developed by ETH and SLF researchers now allows for significantly more accurate predictions of ...

A small village is "under rubble" after a glacier partially collapsed in the Swiss Alps this week, causing a mudslide. An official stated that 90% of the village of Blatten, with an estimated ...

A massive glacier collapse on May 28, 2025 in southern Switzerland partially destroyed the small village of Blatten, which had been completely evacuated last week due to the impending danger ...