The race to save post-glacial landscapes amidst glacier retreat
By Amélie HERENSTEIN LES CONTAMINES, France, Oct 19, 2023 (AFP) - Water surged through a desolate canyon of grey rock…
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Massive rockslide just misses Swiss village
GENEVA, June 16, 2023 (AFP) - A Swiss village came within a hair's breadth of being wiped off the map…
3 years ago
Swiss glaciers shrink in half since 1931: study
by Nina LARSON Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Swiss glaciers have shed half their volume since 1931,…
3 years ago
Swiss mountain pass set to lose all ice within weeks
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The thick layer of ice that has covered a Swiss mountain pass for centuries will have…
3 years ago
Italy blames climate change for glacier collapse, 7 dead
by Francesco Gilioli with Ella Ide in Rome Agence France-Presse CANAZEI, Italy (AFP) -- Italy's prime minister on Monday linked…
3 years ago
Thermal drones seek survivors after deadly Italy glacier collapse
CANAZEI, Italy (AFP) -- Rescuers used thermal drones Monday to search for possible survivors trapped under ice after an…
3 years ago
Glacier collapses in Italian Alps, six dead: rescuers
by Francesco GILIOLI, with Gildas LE ROUX in Rome Agence France-Presse CANAZEI, Italy (AFP) -- An avalanche set off by…
3 years ago
Glacier lakes accelerate disappearance of permanent ice: study
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - Glaciers are retreating faster globally due to climate change but they melt more quickly when they…
4 years ago
Climate change fuels sharp increase in glacier lakes
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — The volume of lakes formed as glaciers worldwide melt due to…
5 years ago
Photos taken a century apart show stark Mont Blanc glacier melt
by Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- In 1919 a pioneering aviator took iconic photos of the…
6 years ago
Swiss couple found on glacier 75 years after disappearance
Geneva, Switzerland (AFP) -- A couple who disappeared in the Alps 75 years ago has been found preserved in a receding glacier, ending…
8 years ago
Doubt over Everest’s true height spurs fresh expedition
NEW DELHI, India (AFP ) -- Scientists will take the tape measure to Mount Everest to determine whether a massive…
9 years ago
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