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Mountains are among the planet’s most beautiful places. They’re also becoming the deadliest
These majestic landscapes have always been dangerous, but as the world warms, mountains are becoming much more unpredictable ...
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Have You Seen This? Swiss cows evacuated via helicopter before glacier collapse
Birch Glacier above the Swiss village of Blatten broke off, causing a landslide that destroyed the village. A herd of cows got evacuated via helicopter for a ride of a lifetime to get to safety.
Flooding fears eased at picturesque Swiss Alpine village buried by landslide
Flooding fears eased at picturesque Swiss Alpine village buried by landslide - A huge mass of rock, ice and mud from the Birch glacier thundered into the Lötschental valley ...
Swiss glacier collapse renews focus on risks of climate change as glaciers retreat around the world
The landslide that buried most of a Swiss village this week is focusing renewed attention on the role of global warming in ...
A river dammed by a huge Swiss landslide is flowing again. That's a relief to authorities
Authorities say a small Alpine river dammed by a landslide that largely buried the Swiss village of Blatten is now flowing ...
Flood fears recede after Swiss glacier collapse
An artificial lake building up behind the rubble left by a glacier that dramatically plunged down a Swiss mountainside, ...
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Switzerland: Flood risk after landslide engulfs village
A massive landslide hit a village in the southern Switzerland. The incident occurred after the Birch glacier collapsed. A man is missing after the disaster. The landslide largely destroyed Blatten ...
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Switzerland: Flood risk after landslide engulfs village
A massive landslide hit a village in the southern Switzerland. The incident occurred ... "There is a serious risk of an ice jam that could flood the valley below," Antoine Jacquod, a military ...
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Glacier avalanche in Switzerland: Rising waters threaten towns
In Blatten, Switzerland, after a glacier avalanche, the situation is becoming increasingly difficult. Water blocked by the landslide threatens to flood additional towns. Key information The glacier ...
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Alpine village in Switzerland largely destroyed after a Swiss glacier collapses
causing the landslide which also buried the nearby Lonza River bed, raising the possibility of dammed water flows. “There’s a risk that the situation could get worse,” Ganzer said ...
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Coastal rail closed due to landslide risk to resume service between San Diego and Orange counties
The California Coastal Commission approved emergency construction last month after several sections of the rail, which lie below bluffs, were deemed unstable and at immediate risk of landslide and ...
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Swiss glacier collapse renews focus on risks of climate change as glaciers retreat around the world
The search for a missing 64-year-old man was suspended Thursday because of unsafe conditions after a huge mass of rock and ice from a glacier crashed down a Swiss mountainside the day before.The ...