For visitors to the Alps, scientist Robert Kenner told RTL Today that hiking earlier in the day may be safer. With ...

The Swiss glacier collapse is not an isolated event Just last week, Blatten was buried under a massive avalanche of rock and ice from the Birch Glacier and the nearby Lonza River bed.

The aftermath of the Birch Glacier collapse is visible in Blatten, Switzerland, June 11, 2025. Credit: AP ...

Morteratsch is one of the most studied glaciers in the world, thanks to its accessibility and its dramatic retreat, more than ...

Switzerland, which has the most glaciers of any country in Europe, saw 4% of its total glacier volume disappear in 2023, the second-biggest decline in a single year after a 6% drop in 2022.

The main takeaway from the Birch Glacier collapse, Huss says, is that “unexpected things happen.” “If you ask me, like three weeks ago, nobody would have guessed that the whole village is ...

Switzerland spends almost $500m a year on protective structures. Is it worth it - or, as some suggest, should people move away from the mountain villages at risk?

Photos from Switzerland’s Rhone Glacier show the dramatic toll of climate change, as scientists race to monitor and slow its rapid retreat. Drip, drip. Trickle, trickle.

Swiss insurers on Tuesday put the damage caused by last month's glacier collapse, which largely destroyed the Alpine village of Blatten, at 320 million Swiss francs ($393 million).

"If we manage to reduce or limit global warming to 1.5 degrees, we couldn't save this glacier," Huss said, acknowledging many Swiss glaciers are set to disappear in the future.

Swiss insurers on Tuesday put the damage caused by last month’s glacier collapse, which largely destroyed the Alpine village of Blatten, at 320 million Swiss francs ($393 million).