A huge chunk of a glacier in the Swiss Alps broke off on Wednesday afternoon, causing a deluge of ice, mud and rock to bury part of a mountain village evacuated earlier this month due to the risk of a ...

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

Officials said millions of cubic metres of rock and soil have tumbled down since Blatten was first evacuated this month when part of the mountain behind the glacier began to crumble, sparking ...

The shocking video showed the moment part of a huge glacier smashed through a village after it raced down a mountainside in Switzerland - one person has been reported as missing ...

Officials said millions of cubic metres of rock and soil have tumbled down since Blatten was first evacuated this month when part of the mountain behind the glacier began to crumble, sparking ...

Emergency managers had been observing increased glacier melt at Birch Glacier ... Bott/Keystone via AP The permanently frozen soil is the "glue" that keeps the mountain rock stable, but as ...

"Unexpectedly abundant and diverse." Scientists make jaw-dropping find at base of Antarctic glacier: 'May be greatly ...

A massive glacier collapse in Switzerland destroyed ... shown by national broadcaster SRF showed a vast plain of mud and soil completely covering part of the village and the river running through ...

Officials said millions of cubic metres of rock and soil have tumbled down since Blatten was first evacuated this month when part of the mountain behind the glacier began to crumble, sparking ...

On May 17, 2025, the European Space Agency (ESA) released a striking new satellite image of Iceland captured during an unprecedented cloud-free moment by the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission. Known for ...

The team compared soil samples from vicuña latrines with nearby glacial soils untouched by animals. What they found was staggering. Soils altered by vicuñas had 62% organic matter. Just a few ...