MJ MuseIn Switzerland, after a glacier collapsed onto Blatten, fear is gripping the mountains
The destruction of the village served as a stark reminder that dramatic collapses are becoming more frequent in the Swiss Alps
It took less than 40 seconds for the Birch Glacier, at 3:30 pm on Wednesday, May 28, to bring an end to the 592 years of existence of the village of Blatten. #ClimateCrisis #SwissAlps #MeltingGlaciers #globalwarming #blattendisaster https://www.lemonde.fr/en/environment/article/2025/06/03/in-switzerland-after-a-glacier-collapsed-onto-blatten-fear-is-gripping-the-mountains_6741946_114.html#
In Switzerland, after a glacier collapsed onto Blatten, fear is gripping the mountains
The destruction of the village served as a stark reminder to residents that dramatic collapses are becoming more frequent in the Swiss Alps. Some experts are now daring to raise the possibility that, in time, the most exposed sites may have to be abandoned.
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