A small village in the Swiss Alps has been engulfed by ice, mud, and rock in a rare natural disaster that points to an uncertain future as unstable mountainous glaciers can break apart in destructive ...

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Mountains don’t negotiate. They don’t care about your summit plans or your Instagram-worthy expedition. When the white death comes sliding down, physics becomes the only language that matters. This ...

Jon Reiter, a Kenwood contractor, and his Australian climbing partner, Marcus Bridle, were climbing above 20,000 feet on Mount Everest early Friday when an avalanche swept down the climbing route, ...

On the afternoon of 28 May, a massive glacier avalanche destroyed the idyllic village of Blatten in the Valais region of Switzerland. Footage of the disaster rapidly circulated around the world, ...

The risk of another avalanche remained high and snow and fog continued to hamper the rescue effort in the mountains of central Italy. Survivors of Italys avalanche disaster ate snow to stay hydrated ...

An international research team has shown that avalanches are crucial to the survival of many glaciers worldwide. The study aims to contribute to better predictions of water resources and natural ...

DALLAS — Nathan MacKinnon’s eyes flashed, and his brow narrowed. Suddenly, you had just a tiny sense of what it felt like to be a third-pairing defenseman with this beast of a human barreling down on ...

DriveBC says a Level 4 avalanche risk — the second highest on a five-point scale — has closed a 32-kilometre stretch of ...

If you like risky adventures, you’ve probably considered signing up for a disaster rescue service. These organizations promise to save you when you’re trapped on the mountain and can’t get down—all ...