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Swiss authorities evacuated the town of Blatten days before the Birch glacier collapsed, but the resources that allowed them ...
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On Wednesday, a landslide from the mountain side of Birch Glacier -- located in the Lötschental valley in northern ...
The Birch Glacier above the village of Blatten collapsed and caused a landslide that has buried most of the village.
The landslide that buried a Swiss village and riverbed is refocusing attention on the role of global warming in glacier ...
A huge mass of rock and ice from a glacier has thundered down a Swiss Alpine mountainside. Authorities say it covered with ...
The natural disaster shows a volatile combination of climate change effects, fragile natural environments and human ...
A 64-year-old man remains missing after a huge mass of rock and ice from a glacier crashed down a Swiss mountainside the day ...
A village in Switzerland was buried in a recent glacier collapse, according to Swiss officials. “Almost the entire Birch ...
The Valais local government said the damage is "considerable," with one person missing and homes under debris.
The search for a 64-year-old man was suspended on Thursday after a huge mass of rock and ice from a glacier crashed down a ...
Water trapped behind glacial debris that buried the village of Blatten and blocked a river has sparked warnings of further ...