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Switzerland: Flood risk after landslide engulfs village
A massive landslide has destroyed the Alpine village of Blatten in southern Switzerland, leaving a man missing and raising ...
How does Switzerland predict landslides?
Switzerland is a success story in predicting landslides — but more must be done to help the rest of the world prepare for ...
Swiss glacier collapse renews focus on risks of climate change as glaciers retreat around the world
The landslide that buried a Swiss village and riverbed is refocusing attention on the role of global warming in glacier ...
Swiss evacuate livestock by hoof and helicopter because of landslide risk over Alpine village
Swiss authorities added livestock to the list of evacuees along with about 300 people moved out of a village threatened by a possible landslide from an Alpine mountainside overhead ...
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 ...
Search suspended for missing man after partial glacier collapse causes landslide that buries 90% of Swiss village
The search for a 64-year-old man was suspended on Thursday after a huge mass of rock and ice from a glacier crashed down a ...
Swiss glacier collapse renews focus on climate change risks as glaciers retreat around the world
Dramatic drone footage shows the moment the glacier collapsed. The collapse highlights the growing risks of climate ...
Cows airlifted to safety amid landslide risk in the Swiss Alps
Roughly 300 people were ordered to evacuate the small town in Switzerland amid the threat of a landslide. Many animals were ...
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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 ... But in almost every instance, climate change is playing a role. In Switzerland, the mountainside gave way Wednesday near the village of ...