Massive glacier collapse in Blatten, Switzerland, causes debris blockage and raises serious flood risks in the Lonza valley.

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

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

A devastating landslide, triggered by the Birch Glacier collapse, buried Blatten, Switzerland, prompting evacuations but ...

In Blatten, Switzerland, after a glacier avalanche, the situation is becoming increasingly difficult. Water blocked by the ...

On May 28, a massive glacier gave way and destroyed a village in the Swiss Alps after a rockfall caused it to fail under ...

An artificial lake building up behind the rubble left by a glacier that dramatically plunged down a Swiss mountainside, ...

What Causes Glaciers to Collapse like the Event That Buried a Swiss Village?

Switzerland’s president said evacuees from a village whose homes and businesses were destroyed by a dramatic landslide caused ...

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

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 ...

A picturesque Swiss town was buried after part of a glacier broke off and came sliding down a mountain in the Alps.