Swiss authorities evacuated the town of Blatten days before the Birch glacier collapsed, but the resources that allowed them to do that are not available to most countries.

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Zurich (AFP) – The dramatic collapse of Switzerland's Birch glacier, which wiped out a village, is an unprecedented disaster likely to cost hundreds of millions of dollars, the Swiss Insurance ...

A cascade of events in the Swiss Alps led to the dramatic collapse of the Birch glacier, wiping out Blatten village in the valley below, glaciologists and geoscientists said on Friday. Experts ...

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06/03/2025 June 3, 2025. The dramatic collapse of Switzerland's Birch glacier wiped the village of Blatten off the map. DW spoke to locals and experts about what happened and what comes next.

The collapse of the glacier in the Swiss Alps was an expected disaster. When the first signs of instability started to appear, the town was evacuated.

The Diuca speculifera, also known as the glacier finch, nests in the glaciers of South America. It’s native to Argentina, Peru, Bolivia, and Chile.

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To see New Zealand's glaciers up close for free, you can hike up to the terminal face of the glacier. It's a self-guided, fuss-free and affordable way to be as close to the glacier as you can ...

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