In the past century, scientists have observed more rockfalls and avalanches in the Alps, a looming threat to nearby villages.

The state of Switzerland's glaciers came into stark and dramatic view of the international community last month when a mudslide from an Alpine mountain submerged the southwestern village of Blatten.

Mount Titlis is a must-see destination in the Uri Alps of Switzerland, sitting between the cantons of Obwalden and Bern. This glacier-covered peak offers some of the most spectacular alpine views in ...

A tiny dog helped a hiker get rescued on a dangerous mountain in the Swiss Alps. A man was rescued from Switzerland last week ...

Switzerland's glaciers have hit their annual "glacier loss day"—when winter's snow and ice are gone—weeks earlier than usual, ...

A Chihuahua played an integral role in the rescue of his owner, who was hiking on the Fee Glacier in Switzerland when they ...

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 told AFP ...

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 told AFP ...

A glacier in Tibet’s Aru mountain range suddenly collapsed in 2016, killing nine people and their livestock, followed a few months later by the collapse of another glacier.

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.

The state of Switzerland's glaciers came into stark and dramatic view of the international community in May when a mudslide from an Alpine mountain submerged the southwestern village of Blatten. The ...