Scientists say greenhouse gases from the burning of fossil fuels such as coal have already locked in enough global warming to ...

The landslide that buried most of a Swiss village this week is focusing renewed attention on the role of global warming in ...

Water trapped behind a mass of glacial debris that this week buried a village and blocked a river in southern Switzerland has sparked warnings that further evacuations may be needed amid the risk of ...

On Wednesday, a landslide from the mountain side of Birch Glacier -- located in the Lötschental valley in northern Switzerland -- flattened homes in the Alpine town of Blatten after a large chunk of ...

Swiss glaciologists warn that rising temperatures are destabilising permafrost, which typically holds rocks and glaciers in ...

The Birch Glacier above the village of Blatten collapsed and caused a landslide that has buried most of the village.

The Swiss Alps have long been the default destination for mountain getaways in Europe, but for those looking for an alternative, consider the Transylvanian Alps for their abundant wildlife ...

A little ski village in the Swiss Alps, Andermatt, has seen a particular boost in housing demand due to this. This is mainly through the Andermatt Swiss Alps project, which includes apartments ...

Russell Collins, chief commercial officer of Andermatt Swiss Alps, which manages and develops the project and which has sold 546 apartments already built and off-plan, said there had been more US ...

By law, none can come from farther than 12.4 miles. It is early fall in Switzerland’s Fribourg canton, the heart of the Gruyère appellation d'origine protégée, or AOP, and already there’s ...