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From plastic pollution to melting polar ice, the photographs reveal the harsh reality underpinned by global warming.
Scientists have unveiled a powerful new tool that gives unprecedented insight into the stability of the Thwaites Glacier in ...
A series of small rockfalls occurred above the village of Brienz/Brinzauls in eastern Switzerland between July 9 and 12. This ...
Climate change threatens tourism in Switzerland - and is partly caused by it. How can the industry become more sustainable?
Two years after our colleague argued the merits of the tiny dogs, a glacier rescue in Switzerland adds considerable clout to ...
The director of the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) has warned of increasing climate-related risks in ...
Valais authorities have ordered the closure of Switzerland's highest campsite in Arolla due to the risks of mudslides.
Step into a James Bond scene as you drive Switzerland’s Furka Pass — a cinematic mountain road featured in Goldfinger (1964).
A Chihuahua was called a “four-legged hero” after helping to save his owner who had fallen down an icy crevasse in the Swiss Alps.
"While the man was stuck in the glacier ice, his faithful companion, a small chihuahua, was left at the edge of the crevasse," Air Zermatt said, adding rescuers were then able to "locate the exact ...
GENEVA — Rescuers hail a furry Chihuahua as a "four-legged hero" after its pacing atop an Alpine rock helped a helicopter crew find its owner, who fell into a crevasse on a Swiss glacier nearby ...