The Birch Glacier above the village of Blatten collapsed and caused a landslide that has buried most of the village. Authorities had evacuated residents earlier this month, but one person is missing.

Scrambles Amongst the Alps. By Edward Whymper (1871) 3. Edward Whymper was the quintessential gentleman climber who sported tweeds and a pork-pie hat, and whose ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865 ...

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 ...

Swiss watchmaker H. Moser & Cie. revealed a pair of new F1-centric timepieces at a Spanish Grand Prix-adjacent event last Thursday. The watches were designed in partnership with the Alpine F1 team ...

I simply love skiing in Europe’s Alps, and I’ve had my greatest, most memorable winter adventures exploring this lofty, ...

Paragliding over the Swiss Alps is peak sightseeing. Climate change has affected the snow in Switzerland, opening up more opportunities for paragliding instructors. October 18, 2024.

FOR Switzerland’s top envoy to the Philippines Dr. Nicolas Brühl, his current tenure in Manila has been nothing short of fulfilling—teeming with purpose and perspective. Since arriving nearly two ...

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 significant ice loss is now inevitable.

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 ...

Glaciers in the Swiss Alps don’t look like they used to, with one tourist’s viral vacation photo illustrating the effects of a warming planet at one of Switzerland’s natural wonders.

A view of glacial melt in the Swiss Alps. Image: NASA Earth Observatory images by Michala Garrison, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. The European Alps cover over 600 miles ...

I simply love skiing in Europe’s Alps, and I’ve had my greatest, most memorable winter adventures exploring this lofty, rugged mountain range that spans the heart of Europe.