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

Spruce trees that experienced long-term droughts were more resistant to future ones, while pines acclimatized to wet periods were more vulnerable.

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

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

The links paint a dire picture-almost half the world experienced an extra month of extreme heat in 2023 due to climate change; Sindh witnessed a 50% drop in migratory bird arrivals; and Nigeria's ...

As glaciers melt, they can also increase the risk of deadly floods and landslides. A glacial collapse in Switzerland this ...

Switzerland and Italy have officially agreed to adjust their border near the iconic Matterhorn mountain, a response to shifting glaciers caused by climate change. The Alps, which have long marked ...

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.

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Dr Roberta Petrino, director of the Emergency Department at Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Lugano, Switzerland, co-chaired the session "Climate change is ... the focus group responses, the top ...

The women, known as "climate seniors", previously took their case to the court in Strasbourg, France, arguing the Swiss government’s inadequate response to climate change - and in particular ...