Switzerland is racing to rebuild Blatten, which was crushed by a glacier. It’s a sign of the economic and emotional costs of a warming Europe.

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From the way 45-year-old Swiss glaciologist Andreas Linsbauer bounds over icy crevasses, you would never guess he was carrying 10 kg of steel equipment needed to chart the decline of Switzerland's ...

June's heatwave has caused French Alps snow and glaciers to melt faster, causing water shortages at mountain shelters just before the summer tourist hiking season gets into full swing. "Everything has ...

MORTERATSCH GLACIER, Switzerland — From the way 45-year-old Swiss glaciologist Andreas Linsbauer bounds over icy crevasses, you would never guess he was carrying 10 kg of steel equipment needed to ...

The body of a mountaineer who went missing during a climb in the Alps has been discovered after several decades. This is due to glaciers melting as a result of global warming. On the 28th (local time) ...

Glacier melting is one of the most prominent challenges being faced by ecosystems worldwide. The deterioration of glaciers alters the quantity of many components in the atmosphere, which could spell ...

GENEVA, Switzerland — DNA tests have confirmed that a body recently found on a glacier near the famed Matterhorn peak is that of a German mountaineer who disappeared 37 years ago. As glacier melting ...

British startup Earthwave and a group of European scientists have used satellite data to map out glacial melt across the globe — and the results are alarming. The team discovered that the European ...

MORTERATSCH GLACIER, Switzerland, July 26 (Reuters) - From the way 45-year-old Swiss glaciologist Andreas Linsbauer bounds over icy crevasses, you would never guess he was carrying 10 kg of steel ...