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MELTING GLACIERS SWITZERLAND
Switzerland is putting sheep’s wool on a melting glacier to fight climate change — here’s why scientists think it could work as results start coming in- What is a glacial collapse? The science behind the Nepal-Tibet floods
- In 2025, research study warned 76 per cent of glacier mass would vanish bringing catastrophe to Himalayas, European Alps, Rockies of the US, Canada, and other parts of world but one country may not feel direct impact. Here's why
- Alps Climber mystery solved: Bodies of two Belgian found in Swiss Alps, 34 years after they vanishedThe remains of two Belgian mountaineers who disappeared in the Swiss Alps in 1992 have been identified after melting ice exposed their rema...20 Aug, 2026, 05.19 PM IST
- Since 2004, Switzerland has covered parts of eight glaciers with white blankets; protected ice melted about 59% less, preserving up to 350,000 cubic metres a yearSince 2004, giant white sheets have been deployed over Swiss glaciers to combat ice melt by reflecting solar radiation and altering energy ...13 Aug, 2026, 03.10 PM IST
- Heavy snow warning, strong winds forecast for Colorado, Wyoming, western parts of U.S for Sunday night, Monday morning. Check details hereHeavy snow warning for a few states in the U.S. has been issued for Sunday night, Monday morning.26 Apr, 2026, 10.45 PM 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
- 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
- Sikkim: Icy flood that killed 31 in India's northeast had been feared for yearsRescuers are searching for survivors after a glacial lake overflowed and burst through a dam in India's Himalayan north. The flood has kill...07 Oct, 2023, 02.16 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
- Credit Suisse downfall offers rallying cry for left and right Swiss political partiesBuilding on public discontent over the takeover of Credit Suisse Group AG by UBS Group AG, the right-wing Swiss People’s Party and left-win...15 Apr, 2023, 02.45 PM IST
- Scientists scramble to harvest ice cores as glaciers melt13 Sep, 2021, 04.22 PM IST
- Swiss vote on whether to hike taxes to fight climate changeCritics say the measure would be ineffective since Switzerland's carbon-dioxide emissions amount to a mere 0.1 percent of the global tally ...13 Jun, 2021, 03.09 PM IST
- Earth's largest volcanic region discovered in AntarticaLondon, Aug 14 (IANS) The largest volcanic region on Earth -- with nearly 100 volcanoes -- has been discovered two km below the surface of ...14 Aug, 2017, 04.52 PM IST
- Global warming may cause flooding in Himalayas but drought in Andes02 Aug, 2016, 05.40 PM IST
- 'IPCC based ice report on student essay'The UN climate change panel based claims about ice disappearing from the world's mountain peaks on an essay by a student and an anecdotal a...01 Feb, 2010, 12.44 AM 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
- UN warns climate change melting glaciers at alarming rateThe world's glaciers are melting at an alarming rate, the UN said Sunday, calling for immediate action to prevent further constraints on wa...16 Mar, 2008, 03.01 PM IST
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