Swiss Glacier
- All
- News
- Web Stories
-
Melting Swiss Glacier Reveals Body Of Climber Who Went Missing 37 Years Ago
A melting glacier in the Swiss Alps has revealed the body of a mountain climber who went missing 37 years ago.
-
Switzerland's Crucial Climate Law Vote Amidst Melting Glaciers
The Swiss, feeling the impact of global warming on their rapidly melting glaciers, are expected Sunday to approve a new climate bill aimed at swiftly steering the country towards carbon neutrality.
-
Swiss Glaciers Melting Faster, Have Shrunk By Half Since 1930: Study
The glaciers in Switzerland have shed half their volume since the early 1930s, a new study has said. It said that the retreat of the ice structures is accelerating at a time when there are growing concerns about climate change.
-
Bodies, Aircraft Parts Emerge From Thawing Glaciers In Swiss Alps: Report
The thawing of glaciers in the Swiss Alps has exposed the wreckage of a plane as well as other human remains, a report in Newsweek said.
-
Climate Change Sees Swiss Alps Add Over 1,000 Lakes: Study
Climate change has dramatically altered the Swiss Alp landscape -- at a quicker pace than expected -- as melting glaciers have created more than 1,000 new lakes across in the mountains, a study published Monday showed.
-
Swiss Glaciers Shrunk 10% In 5 Years, Melt Rate At "Record Levels": Study
Switzerland's glaciers have lost a tenth of their volume in the past five years alone -- a melting rate unmatched during observations stretching back more than a century, a study showed Tuesday.
-
Swiss Hold "Funeral March" To Mark The Disappearance Of Alpine Glacier
Dozens of people dressed in black went on a "funeral march" up a steep Swiss mountainside on Sunday to mark the disappearance of an Alpine glacier amid growing global alarm over climate change.
-
Plane Crash In Swiss Alps Kills Four
Four people died when their light aircraft crashed into the summit of a glacier in the Swiss Alps, police said Saturday, in the latest fatal accident to hit the popular tourist region.
-
German Hiker Found In Alps 30 Years After Disappearance
The remains of a German hiker who disappeared while climbing in the Swiss Alps 30 years ago has been found embedded in a glacier, police said Wednesday.
-
Swiss Couple Found On Glacier After 75 Years Buried
The remains of a couple, found on a receding glacier in the Swiss Alps 75 years after they had disappeared, were at long last buried on Saturday near their native village.
-
Bodies Found In A Melting Swiss Glacier Might Have Been Buried Since 1942
Last week, a picturesque Swiss landscape was interrupted by a grisly sight. A worker stumbled across boots, bottles and clothing protruding from the ice - and, accompanying them, two bodies that police are estimating had been buried there for decades.
-
Swiss Glacier Yields Bodies Of Couple Missing For 75 Years
The frozen bodies of a Swiss couple who went missing 75 years ago in the Alps have been found on a shrinking glacier, Swiss media said today.
-
Blankets Cover Swiss Glacier In Vain Effort To Halt Icemelt
From afar, the Rhone glacier looks pristine, but on closer inspection the surface is covered with white blankets to slow the melting of the rapidly retreating ice.
-
Helicopter Crashes Near Swiss Tourist Spot Lauterbrunnen
A helicopter crashed on Tuesday in the area around Lauterbrunnen, a popular Swiss tourist destination near the Jungfraujoch glacier, police said.
-
Army troops get clothing to brave minus 50 degree Celcius temperature
The Army has provided latest Swiss winter gear including trousers, jackets and gloves to jawans deployed in places such as Siachen Glacier to enable them to brave temperatures that go even below minus 50 degree Celcius.
-
Melting Swiss Glacier Reveals Body Of Climber Who Went Missing 37 Years Ago
A melting glacier in the Swiss Alps has revealed the body of a mountain climber who went missing 37 years ago.
-
Switzerland's Crucial Climate Law Vote Amidst Melting Glaciers
The Swiss, feeling the impact of global warming on their rapidly melting glaciers, are expected Sunday to approve a new climate bill aimed at swiftly steering the country towards carbon neutrality.
-
Swiss Glaciers Melting Faster, Have Shrunk By Half Since 1930: Study
The glaciers in Switzerland have shed half their volume since the early 1930s, a new study has said. It said that the retreat of the ice structures is accelerating at a time when there are growing concerns about climate change.
-
Bodies, Aircraft Parts Emerge From Thawing Glaciers In Swiss Alps: Report
The thawing of glaciers in the Swiss Alps has exposed the wreckage of a plane as well as other human remains, a report in Newsweek said.
-
Climate Change Sees Swiss Alps Add Over 1,000 Lakes: Study
Climate change has dramatically altered the Swiss Alp landscape -- at a quicker pace than expected -- as melting glaciers have created more than 1,000 new lakes across in the mountains, a study published Monday showed.
-
Swiss Glaciers Shrunk 10% In 5 Years, Melt Rate At "Record Levels": Study
Switzerland's glaciers have lost a tenth of their volume in the past five years alone -- a melting rate unmatched during observations stretching back more than a century, a study showed Tuesday.
-
Swiss Hold "Funeral March" To Mark The Disappearance Of Alpine Glacier
Dozens of people dressed in black went on a "funeral march" up a steep Swiss mountainside on Sunday to mark the disappearance of an Alpine glacier amid growing global alarm over climate change.
-
Plane Crash In Swiss Alps Kills Four
Four people died when their light aircraft crashed into the summit of a glacier in the Swiss Alps, police said Saturday, in the latest fatal accident to hit the popular tourist region.
-
German Hiker Found In Alps 30 Years After Disappearance
The remains of a German hiker who disappeared while climbing in the Swiss Alps 30 years ago has been found embedded in a glacier, police said Wednesday.
-
Swiss Couple Found On Glacier After 75 Years Buried
The remains of a couple, found on a receding glacier in the Swiss Alps 75 years after they had disappeared, were at long last buried on Saturday near their native village.
-
Bodies Found In A Melting Swiss Glacier Might Have Been Buried Since 1942
Last week, a picturesque Swiss landscape was interrupted by a grisly sight. A worker stumbled across boots, bottles and clothing protruding from the ice - and, accompanying them, two bodies that police are estimating had been buried there for decades.
-
Swiss Glacier Yields Bodies Of Couple Missing For 75 Years
The frozen bodies of a Swiss couple who went missing 75 years ago in the Alps have been found on a shrinking glacier, Swiss media said today.
-
Blankets Cover Swiss Glacier In Vain Effort To Halt Icemelt
From afar, the Rhone glacier looks pristine, but on closer inspection the surface is covered with white blankets to slow the melting of the rapidly retreating ice.
-
Helicopter Crashes Near Swiss Tourist Spot Lauterbrunnen
A helicopter crashed on Tuesday in the area around Lauterbrunnen, a popular Swiss tourist destination near the Jungfraujoch glacier, police said.
-
Army troops get clothing to brave minus 50 degree Celcius temperature
The Army has provided latest Swiss winter gear including trousers, jackets and gloves to jawans deployed in places such as Siachen Glacier to enable them to brave temperatures that go even below minus 50 degree Celcius.
