A deluge of rock and ice careered down the Swiss Alps, sending plumes of dust skyward near a village that authorities had evacuated earlier this month as a precaution. GENEVA (AP) — A huge mass of ...

Kandersteg boosts preparedness as rockslide threats rise Several systems track climate impact on Alpine permafrost Blatten losses show need for effective disaster management KANDERSTEG, Switzerland, ...

A huge portion of a glacier in the Swiss Alps has broken off from the mountainside, sending rock, mud and ice crashing onto the village of Blatten. Authorities have been warning of a potential ...

Across large parts of the Alps above about 2,500 m, isolated weak snow layers exist, especially where light snowfall from mid- to late December has settled atop older, faceted snow. Even here, the ...

GENEVA (AP) — A huge mass of rock and ice in the Swiss Alps sent plumes of dust skyward on Wednesday near a village that authorities had evacuated earlier this month as a precaution. Video on social ...