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Swiss glacier collapses, burying village: Video, satellites show Blatten before and after
A Swiss Alpine village has been buried by a massive debris field after a glacier collapsed on a nearby mountain. Reuters reports that 90% of Blatten, Switzerland is engulfed by ice, mud, and rock after what scientists suspect is a dramatic display of the impact of climate change on mountain communities.
Glacier collapse in Blatten, Switzerland—A portent of an ecological catastrophe
On May 28, a mass of rock, ice, mud and water crashed down on and buried the mountain village of Blatten in the Swiss canton of Valais. Only a few houses remained standing, and these are now flooded by a pool of water that has formed behind the debris.
According to the head of the Valais Natural Hazards Office, the cone of debris from the landslide in Blatten is over 100 ...
Authorities say a small Alpine river dammed by a landslide that largely buried the Swiss village of Blatten is now flowing ...
Villagers lost their entire livelihood within minutes. One former resident lost their wooden family house built in 1654.
The situation in the landslide area of Blatten in southwestern Switzerland remained stable during Monday night. On the Kleine ...
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The landslide that buried a Swiss village and riverbed is refocusing attention on the role of global warming in glacier ...
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Major avalanche in Switzerland: Blatten evacuated, one missingMore than 4.6 million cubic yards of ice, rocks, and snow avalanched from Birch Glacier onto the village of Blatten in the ...
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Glacier avalanche in Switzerland: Rising waters threaten townsIn Blatten, Switzerland, after a glacier avalanche, the situation is becoming increasingly difficult. Water blocked by the ...
Switzerland is a success story in predicting landslides — but more must be done to help the rest of the world prepare for ...
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