These majestic landscapes have always been dangerous, but as the world warms, mountains are becoming much more unpredictable ...

A cascade of events in the Swiss Alps led to the dramatic collapse of the Birch glacier, wiping out Blatten village in the ...

Despite mounting evidence of global warming’s costs, the Trump administration has made multiple moves to avoid tracking ...

As glaciers melt, they can also increase the risk of deadly floods and landslides. A glacial collapse in Switzerland this ...

Welcome to our selection of some of the biggest – and most colourful – stories in Switzerland over the past seven days.

Spruce trees that experienced long-term droughts were more resistant to future ones, while pines acclimatized to wet periods were more vulnerable.

At the High-Level UNDRR-BIMSTEC event under the eighth edition of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR 2025 ...

A new study with ETH Zurich, finds that if global warming exceeds the Paris Climate Agreement targets, the non-polar glacier mass will diminish significantly. However, if warming is limited to 1.5°C, ...

The primary objective of this international observance is to inspire individuals and communities to actively contribute to reducing the escalating pressure on the natural environment, thereby ensuring ...

A glacier collapse devastated the Swiss village of Blatten, destroying homes and leaving one person missing. Evacuated days ...

The destruction of the village served as a stark reminder to residents that dramatic collapses are becoming more frequent in ...

Experts warn that cuts to US scientific agencies would hurt other nations’ abilities to accurately forecast the weather.