When Matthias Huss first visited Rhône Glacier in Switzerland 35 years ago, the ice was just a short walk from where his parents would park the car. "When I first stepped onto the ice... there [was] a ...

Glaciers around the globe are melting at an alarming rate, and it’s not just causing sea levels to rise—it’s actually ...

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June's heatwave has caused French Alps snow and glaciers to melt faster, causing water shortages at mountain shelters just before the summer tourist hiking season gets into full swing. "Everything has ...

GENEVA, Switzerland — DNA tests have confirmed that a body recently found on a glacier near the famed Matterhorn peak is that of a German mountaineer who disappeared 37 years ago. As glacier melting ...

The body of a mountaineer who went missing during a climb in the Alps has been discovered after several decades. This is due to glaciers melting as a result of global warming. On the 28th (local time) ...

The remains of a climber who went missing 37 years ago have been discovered in a thawing glacier near the Matterhorn in the Swiss Alps, authorities in Switzerland said Thursday. Mountaineers hiking ...

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 ...

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 ...

ROME - Some 17 people remain unaccounted for a day after a huge chunk of an Alpine glacier broke off and slammed into hikers in northern Italy, officials said Monday. At least six people died and 9 ...