David Irwin cited red flags from the developers. After he resigned, the county approved the development that’s now stalled with an appeal ...

The world’s glaciers are in dire health with almost 40% of their total mass already doomed even if global temperatures ...

The landslide that buried a Swiss village and riverbed is refocusing attention on the role of global warming in glacier ...

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) A gigantic avalanche of ice, mud and debris has buried a large part of the village of Blatten in Lötschental in Canton Valais after a major glacier collapsed on Wednesday ...

The collapse of the Swiss Birch glacier serves as a chilling warning of the escalating dangers faced by communities worldwide ...

The collapse of Birch Glacier sent an avalanche of mud, rocks, and ice, burying a large part of the village. A man in his 60s was reported missing with search under way, while no further damage ...

Everything we know about the Blatten glacier collapse in Switzerland - The village was thankfully evacuated a few days ...

New research shows current climate policies would destroy 76% of the world's glaciers by 2100, raising sea levels by over 9 ...

A huge mass of rock and ice has destroyed part of a popular village in the Swiss ... amid fears that a 1.5 million cubic metre glacier above the village was at risk of collapse.

In an important contribution from the social sciences, Rice University anthropologists Cymene Howe and Dominic Boyer examine the societal consequences of global glacier loss in a commentary ...

Swiss glaciologists have repeatedly expressed concerns about a thaw in recent years — attributed in large part to global warming — that has accelerated the retreat of glaciers in Switzerland.

Glaciers are the planet’s frozen water banks. They sustain water supply, ecosystems, and even cultural traditions. But many ...