Those most vulnerable to these climate disasters live in the poor and fragile nations that ring the Himalayas.

Authorities say they're relieved after a small Alpine river dammed by a landslide that largely buried the Swiss village of ...

Massive glacier collapse in Blatten, Switzerland, causes debris blockage and raises serious flood risks in the Lonza valley.

An artificial lake building up behind the rubble left by a glacier that dramatically plunged down a Swiss mountainside, ...

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

On May 28, a massive glacier gave way and destroyed a village in the Swiss Alps after a rockfall caused it to fail under ...

The remote Alpine village of Blatten was flattened after an avalanche of rock, mud and ice was sent crashing down into the ...

A glacier collapse buried 90% of a Swiss village, devastating the Alpine town of Blatten. As climate change is blamed, ...

The natural disaster shows a volatile combination of climate change effects, fragile natural environments and human development.

What Causes Glaciers to Collapse like the Event That Buried a Swiss Village?

Switzerland’s president said evacuees from a village whose homes and businesses were destroyed by a dramatic landslide caused ...

The partial collapse of a glacier has destroyed 90% of the village of Blatten, in the Swiss Alps, according to officials. A deluge of mud, rock and ice hit the village on Wednesday.