Between 2000 and 2023, the glacier retreated by an average of 40 metres a year, according to Glamos, the Swiss glacier monitoring network. At this rate, and without taking into ac ...

Morteratsch is one of the most studied glaciers in the world, thanks to its accessibility and its dramatic retreat, more than ...

A recent catastrophe is leading to difficult questions. Idyllic mountain towns face looming threat that could wipe them out completely: 'You can't hold back the whole mountain' first appeared on The ...

Active in landslide-hit Blatten since June 27, the Swiss army will be leaving the area on Monday evening. Most of the debris ...

Glaciar Perito Moreno was once considered a rarity: one of Patagonia’s only stable glaciers. But scientists have found the ...

The Alpine state is scrambling to reduce the US president’s 39% tariff on imports of its goods. Shrinking its trade surplus in products like pharmaceuticals is tricky. The least-bad option is to ...

President Donald Trump has cited a $40 billion trade deficit with Switzerland to justify a new, high tariff on imported Swiss goods. But his figure ignores trade in services. The overall goods-and ...

GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s president and other top officials were traveling to Washington on Tuesday in a hastily arranged trip aimed at striking a deal with the Trump administration over ...

Switzerland spends almost $500m a year on protective structures. Is it worth it - or, as some suggest, should people move ...