A highlight of one of my European summers was a day I spent hiking in the Swiss Alps, on a hillside above the Berner Oberland ...

Extreme summer rainfall will become more frequent and more intense in the Alps in future. If the climate warms by two degrees ...

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.

The Senate rejected the popular initiative “Safeguarding Swiss neutrality (neutrality initiative)” submitted by Pr ...

Swiss cows evacuated via helicopter before glacier collapse. ... If I was a cow, I would definitely be excited for a free helicopter ride with panoramic views of the beautiful Swiss Alps.

A Swiss Alpine village was largely wiped out on Wednesday after a massive glacier carrying rock and debris detached and roared down the mountainside, destroying everything in its path.

A Swiss Alpine village was largely wiped out on Wednesday after a massive glacier carrying rock and debris detached and roared down the mountainside, destroying everything in its path.

A Swiss Alpine village was largely wiped out on Wednesday after a massive glacier carrying rock and debris detached and roared down the mountainside, destroying everything in its path. Scientists had ...

The village of Blatten, in the Swiss Alps, destroyed by a landslide that occurred the previous day, May 29, 2025. ALEXANDRE AGRUSTI/AFP. On the still-snowy peaks of the Swiss Alps, the first warm ...