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Switzerland’s ebbing glaciers show a new, strange phenomenon: Holes reminiscent of Swiss cheese
One of Switzerland's glaciologists says his teams are noticing a strange phenomenon in the Alpine country's glaciers: Holes ...
Mud and rock buries evacuated Swiss village after glacier collapse, one person missing
A huge chunk of a glacier in the Swiss Alps broke off on Wednesday afternoon, causing a deluge of ice, mud and rock to bury part of a mountain village evacuated earlier this month due to the risk of a ...
The Swiss village wiped off the map by a glacier
Permafrost is often called the glue that holds the mountains together. When it thaws, the mountains crumble, and they start ...
Glacier collapse buries most of Swiss village
The Swiss village of Blatten has been partially destroyed after a huge chunk of glacier crashed down into the valley.
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Swiss glacier collapse that buried villages is so big it's visible from space
The disaster has been captured in stark detail by the OLI-2 instrument on Landsat 9. The images reveal a landscape ...
Swiss villages on high alert after glacier collapse and landslide buries Blatten
Focus has now shifted to the safety of those living near the Lonza River, which the regional government warns could flood as a result of dammed water flows caused by debris. #EuropeNews ...
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Swiss Alps avalanche tragedy: five skiers found dead on glacier after climbers discover multiple pairs of abandoned skis - MSN
Avalanches can occur on any slope that is 30-degrees or more and is covered in snow and ice. They can be triggered by a snow storm, a change in temperature, or by human behavior.
Alpine glacier collapses engulfing Swiss village
The Swiss village of Blatten was partially destroyed after a huge chunk of glacier crashed down into the valley, flooding plains and destroying houses. Drone footage showed a large section of the ...