The concerns about Switzerland’s glaciers intensified recently after the southwestern village of Blatten, tucked near the Birch Glacier, was largely destroyed by a slide of rock and glacier ice in May ...

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

A review of data showed that the Birch Glacier was a rarity in that it has been advancing while most glaciers have been receding. And its advance had been increasing in recent years, to the point that ...

While Switzerland has the capacity to monitor glacier hazards, many countries do not, including Indonesia, whose Carstensz ...

The Birch Glacier on the mountain, which held back a mass of rock near the peak, gave way — sending an avalanche into the valley village below. Experts say geological shifts and, to a lesser extent ...

A review of data showed that the Birch Glacier was a rarity in that it has been advancing while most glaciers have been receding.

Rimmed by snow-capped mountains and ringed by colorful rocks, Glacier National Park’s Lake McDonald catches the eye and ...

Huss said the landslide was triggered by rocks piling onto the glacier, though he also called Birch's advance a “precursor." The main takeaway from the Birch Glacier collapse, Huss says, is that ...

The main takeaway from the Birch Glacier collapse, Huss says, is that “unexpected things happen.” “If you ask me, like three weeks ago, nobody would have guessed that the whole village is ...