A disturbing portion of Switzerland's glaciers has already melted this year — considerably earlier than experts expected.

After a May avalanche in Blatten, Switzerland, experts took notice of an unusual phenomenon affecting the nation's glaciers ...

Scientists tracking the glaciers are drilling holes to gain further insights, and they have uncovered an alarming detail.

A series of small rockfalls occurred above the village of Brienz/Brinzauls in eastern Switzerland between July 9 and 12. This ...

A new study published in Earth’s Future by researchers from Uppsala University with Belgian, French, and German universities have shown that climate ...

June's heat wave has caused French Alps snow and glaciers to melt faster, causing water shortages at mountain shelters just ...

Global insured catastrophe losses in H1 2025 could reach as high as $90 billion, according to Jefferies, making it the second ...

The director of the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) has warned of increasing climate-related risks in ...

Valais authorities have ordered the closure of Switzerland's highest campsite in Arolla due to the risks of mudslides.

A hike along Switzerland’s Aletsch offers escape from the summer heat — but comes with a poignant sense of time running out ...

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

Blatten was evacuated before a chunk of a glacier broke off, triggering a dangerous cascade of ice, earth and rock towards the village, in a manner similar to what Kandersteg has been preparing for.