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

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

According to the head of the Valais Natural Hazards Office, the cone of debris from the landslide in Blatten is over 100 ...

Those most vulnerable to these climate disasters live in the poor and fragile nations that ring the Himalayas.

The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) has been appointed one of three technical implementing ...

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

The latest Most Neglected Crises report on world’s most invisible humanitarian emergencies lists African nations first.

This data is used to maintain hazard risk maps across the country ... been concerned about the impact of climate change on glaciers in Switzerland in recent decades. Mountain landslides are more ...

Last 28 May, a massive landslide of more than ten million cubic metres of rock and ice severely affected Blatten, in Lötstchental (Switzerland), due to the ... and caused the formation of a lake with ...

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

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