Ham and Swiss is a classic combination for a reason. The saltiness of the ham combines perfectly with the rich, nutty flavor of the Swiss cheese. But for those who think that the American commodity ...

RHONE GLACIER, Switzerland -- Climate change appears to be making some of Switzerland's vaunted glaciers look like Swiss cheese: full of holes.

Global reinsurer Munich Re said climate change is increasing the probabilities of extreme weather, including conditions to ...

Scientists tracking the glaciers are drilling holes to gain further insights, and they have uncovered an alarming detail.

Blatten was evacuated before a chunk of a glacier broke off, triggering a dangerous cascade of ice, earth and rock towards the village, in a manner similar to what Kandersteg has been preparing for.

A hike along Switzerland’s Aletsch offers escape from the summer heat — but comes with a poignant sense of time running out ...

The concerns about Switzerland’s glaciers intensified recently after the southwestern village of Blatten, tucked near the Birch Glacier, was largely destroyed by a slide of rock and glacier ice ...

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. - The ...

A series of small rockfalls occurred above the village of Brienz/Brinzauls in eastern Switzerland between July 9 and 12. This ...

A new study published in Earth’s Future by researchers from Uppsala University with Belgian, French, and German universities have shown that climate ...