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Swiss authorities evacuated the town of Blatten days before the Birch glacier collapsed, but the resources that allowed them ...
A cascade of events in the Swiss Alps led to the dramatic collapse of the Birch glacier, wiping out Blatten village in the ...
A massive glacier collapse hit Blatten in the Swiss Alps on May 28, 2025. Evacuations saved lives, but one person is missing.
As climate change accelerates, the World Meteorological Organisation is calling for more investment in monitoring and ...
These majestic landscapes have always been dangerous, but as the world warms, mountains are becoming much more unpredictable ...
The dramatic collapse of Switzerland's Birch glacier, which wiped out a village, is an unprecedented disaster likely to cost ...
Several major U.S. cities could be impacted if the Thwaites Glacier were to melt, according to NOAA projections.
The collapse of the Birch glacier in the Swiss Alps was an expected disaster. Authorities and scientists had been monitoring the area closely and when the first signs of instability started to ...
The Swiss village of Blatten faces devastation after a glacier collapse buried it under debris, displacing around 300 ...
As the planet continues to warm, scientists emphasise the urgency of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to mitigate further glacier loss. While some degree of melting is now unavoidable, limiting ...
Zurich (AFP) – The dramatic collapse of Switzerland's Birch glacier, which wiped out a village, is an unprecedented disaster likely to cost hundreds of millions of dollars, the Swiss Insurance ...