The glaciers of the Alps are receding, retreating, even collapsing. Why is it happening? What is the impact on those who love ...

STORY: With glaciers around the globe disappearing faster than ever, Swiss scientists say this one in the Alps could be partially saved. Though only if global warming is capped below two degrees ...

JUNGFRAUJOCH, Switzerland (Reuters) - The biggest glacier in the Alps could yet be partially saved if global warming is capped below two degrees Celsius, Swiss scientists said on Friday, although ...

In 1779, Englishman Charles Blair built the first primitive shelter for hikers to view France’s Mer de Glace glacier, in the shadow of the Alps' tallest peak, Mont Blanc. The simple stone hut, rebuilt ...

Looking at the number of glaciers disappearing, scientists say the Alps could reach their peak loss rate as early as 2033 to 2041. Depending on how sharply the planet warms, the period may mark a time ...

VIENNA, Austria — Glaciers will all but disappear from the Alps by 2050, scientists warned Monday, basing their bleak outlook on mounting evidence of slow but steady melting of the continental ice ...

A vast section of a glacier broke apart in the Swiss Alps on Wednesday, setting off a landslide of ice, mud and rocks that caused widespread damage to a small village, nine days after its 300 ...

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 ...

BRUSSELS — Current plans to tackle global warming will only save 3 percent of Europe’s Alpine glaciers from disappearing this century, with most melting away within the next two decades, a new study ...

The Glacier Express in Switzerland offers a ride through the picturesque Swiss Alps with a luxury experience on wheels ...

The findings, published in the journal Nature Climate Change, reveal that regions with many small glaciers at lower elevations or near the equator are particularly vulnerable – including the Alps, the ...