On Wednesday, a landslide from the mountain side of Birch Glacier -- located in the Lötschental valley in northern Switzerland -- flattened homes in the Alpine town of Blatten after a large chunk of ...

The landslide that buried most of a Swiss village this week is focusing renewed attention on the role of global warming in ...

Average Swiss temperatures have risen by 2.9°C since the pre-industrial period, contributing to the Birch Glacier collapse ...

The Birch glacier in Switzerland's southern Valais region collapsed yesterday, sending millions of tons of rock, ice and scree hurtling down the mountain slope and into the valley below ...

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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.

As the Swiss army closely monitored the situation, some experts warned of the risks of flooding as vast mounds of debris ...

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