Swiss authorities evacuated the town of Blatten days before the Birch glacier collapsed, but the resources that allowed them ...

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The dramatic collapse of Switzerland's Birch glacier, which wiped out a village, is an unprecedented disaster likely to cost ...

These majestic landscapes have always been dangerous, but as the world warms, mountains are becoming much more unpredictable ...

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

A massive glacier collapse hit Blatten in the Swiss Alps on May 28, 2025. Evacuations saved lives, but one person is missing.

A cascade of events in the Swiss Alps led to the dramatic collapse of the Birch glacier, wiping out Blatten village in the ...

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 collapse of the Swiss Birch glacier serves as a chilling warning of the escalating dangers faced by communities worldwide ...

The destruction of the village served as a stark reminder to residents that dramatic collapses are becoming more frequent in ...

Celeste Saulo, secretary-general of World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) speaks during a press conference in Geneva.