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Swiss authorities evacuated the town of Blatten days before the Birch glacier collapsed, but the resources that allowed them to do that are not available to most countries.

A cascade of events in the Swiss Alps led to the dramatic collapse of the Birch glacier, wiping out Blatten village in the valley below, glaciologists and geoscientists told AFP on Friday.

Swiss glacier collapse renews focus on risks of climate change as glaciers retreat around the world Climate change is playing a role in almost every glacier collapse nowadays.

The search for a 64-year-old man was suspended on Thursday after a huge mass of rock and ice from a glacier crashed down a Swiss mountainside the day before.

Why glaciologists believe the Birch Glacier collapsed, burying a nearby Swiss town The landslide flattened homes in the Alpine town of Blatten.

Europe Glacier collapses, burying nearly all of Swiss Alpine village “We have lost our village,” the mayor of Blatten said after the glacier’s explosive collapse covered it in ice, rock and mud.

Anthropologists have examined the societal consequences of global glacier loss. This article appears alongside new research that estimates that more than three-quarters of the world's glacier ...

Environment Massive glacier collapse triggers landslide that buries Swiss village Villagers in Blatten, Switzerland, were evacuated earlier this month after authorities warned a nearby glacier was ...

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