The glaciers of the Alps are receding, retreating, even collapsing. Why is it happening? What is the impact on those who love ...

STORY: With glaciers around the globe disappearing faster than ever, Swiss scientists say this one in the Alps could be partially saved. Though only if global warming is capped below two degrees ...

The findings, published in the journal Nature Climate Change, reveal that regions with many small glaciers at lower elevations or near the equator are particularly vulnerable – including the Alps, the ...

VIENNA, Austria — Glaciers will all but disappear from the Alps by 2050, scientists warned Monday, basing their bleak outlook on mounting evidence of slow but steady melting of the continental ice ...

As Phys.org shared, scientists observed that the volume of Swiss glaciers decreased 38% from 2000 to 2024. The accumulated snow and ice from winter melted by July 4, several weeks before anticipated.

British startup Earthwave and a group of European scientists have used satellite data to map out glacial melt across the globe — and the results are alarming. The team discovered that the European ...

A vast section of a glacier broke apart in the Swiss Alps on Wednesday, setting off a landslide of ice, mud and rocks that caused widespread damage to a small village, nine days after its 300 ...

The footage captures a wide glacier carving through alpine terrain at Zermatt, Swiss Alps, Switzerland. Snow and ice dominate ...

MORTERATSCH GLACIER, Switzerland (Reuters) - From the way 45-year-old Swiss glaciologist Andreas Linsbauer bounds over icy crevasses, you would never guess he was carrying 10 kg of steel equipment ...

Nearly 12.5 miles in length, this glacier is the longest "stream" of ice in the Alps. It originates in the Jungfrau region, bordering Konkordiaplatz, and it is perhaps one of the best places to visit ...

Looking at the number of glaciers disappearing, scientists say the Alps could reach their peak loss rate as early as 2033 to 2041. Depending on how sharply the planet warms, the period may mark a time ...