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Thousands of glaciers to melt each year by mid-century: studyA new study warns that thousands of the world’s glaciers could disappear every year in the coming decades, with climate policy determining ...17 Dec, 2025, 12.28 AM IST- Swiss glaciers shrank 3% this year, the fourth-biggest retreat on recordSwiss glaciers faced "enormous" melting this year, losing 3% of their total volume, marking the fourth-largest annual drop on record. This ...02 Oct, 2025, 10.32 AM IST
- Man fell down 26 feet into glacier crack. But his pet Chihuahua's one move saved his lifeA man fell into a glacier crevasse in the Swiss Alps. His Chihuahua stayed put near the crevasse. The dog's presence helped rescuers locate...08 Jul, 2025, 08.00 PM IST
- Switzerland Glacier collapse: Two more villages in danger of being wiped out, risk of floods loomsSwitzerland glacier collapse has left a quiet Alpine valley reeling, after a massive chunk of the Birch Glacier broke off and triggered a l...29 May, 2025, 07.20 PM IST
- Switzerland Glacier Collapse: Swiss Alpine village buried under tons of ice; one missingSwitzerland Glacier Collapse: A massive chunk of the Birch Glacier collapsed into the Swiss Alpine village of Blatten, burying 90% of it un...29 May, 2025, 10.48 AM IST
- Here is how govt plans to stop Sikkim, Uttarakhand-like flash floodsThe government is set to discuss a comprehensive National GLOF Risk Mitigation Measure to address the Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOF) c...13 Oct, 2023, 05.59 PM IST
- As thaw accelerates, Swiss glaciers lost 10 per cent of their volume in the last 2 years, experts saySwitzerland has experienced a significant acceleration in glacier melt, losing 10% of its ice volume in just two years due to high summer t...28 Sep, 2023, 01.33 PM IST
- Decades-long mystery solved: Swiss government discovers missing climber's remains on Matterhorn GlacierSwiss officials have identified the remains of a German climber who went missing in 1986 through DNA testing and forensic analysis. The dis...01 Aug, 2023, 01.06 PM IST
- UN reports 'off the charts' melting of glaciersThe world's glaciers melted at dramatic speed last year and saving them is effectively a lost cause, the United Nations reported Friday, as...21 Apr, 2023, 05.19 PM IST
- Glaciers are losing their ancient secrets at alarming rate. Check causes, environmental lossesArchaeologists are having difficulty keeping up with the rate at which artefacts are being uncovered worldwide as a result of melting glaci...06 Nov, 2022, 07.04 PM IST
- Glaciers from half of world heritage sites to disappear by 2100Glaciers from almost half of natural World Heritage sites may disappear completely by 2100, a study said. Even under a low emission scenari...03 May, 2019, 10.45 AM IST
- Hiking, bonfires, trekking: Switzerland is your go-to place during autumnAutumn in Switzerland is truly magical as you can feel the shift in seasons from warm summer days to cold winter nights.25 Oct, 2018, 08.05 AM IST
- Be an ultra trail hiker! Go on the inter-country Tour du Mont Blanc pathIf you complete the hike, you are a winner indeed. Read along for more.12 Oct, 2017, 05.17 AM IST
- Satellites detect rapid surge of Arctic glacierLondon, May 13 (IANS) Using data from European Space Agency's Sentinel-1 satellites, researchers have detected rapid acceleration of an Arc...13 May, 2017, 06.25 PM IST
- Innovator of 'Ice-Stupas' to establish Ladakh's first universityNew Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Sonam Wangchuk, labelled as 'The Real Phunsuk Wangdu of Ladakh', announced here on Thursday his ambitious project ...25 Nov, 2016, 09.32 PM IST
- Switzerland, Italy to recast borders due to warmingClimate change is literally bringing European neighbours Italy and Switzerland closer. Melting glaciers in the Alps have prompted the two c...26 Mar, 2009, 12.23 AM IST
- Unfolding the beauty of SwitzerlandSwitzerland lives up to its reputation - to the minute!21 Aug, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
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