"While the man was stuck in the glacier ice, his faithful companion, a small chihuahua, was left at the edge of the crevasse, ...

While Switzerland has the capacity to monitor glacier hazards, many countries do not, including Indonesia, whose Carstensz ...

In the past century, scientists have observed more rockfalls and avalanches in the Alps, a looming threat to nearby villages.

A Chihuahua was called a “four-legged hero” after helping to save his owner who had fallen down an icy crevasse in the Swiss ...

RHONE GLACIER, Switzerland (AP) — Drip, drip. Trickle, trickle. That's the sound of water seeping from a sunbaked and slushy Swiss glacier that geoscientists are monitoring for signs of ...

A cascade of events in the Swiss Alps led to the dramatic collapse of the Birch glacier, wiping out Blatten village in the valley below, glaciologists and geoscientists told AFP on Friday. - The ...

RHONE GLACIER, Switzerland (AP) — Drip, drip. Trickle, trickle. That's the sound of water seeping from a sunbaked and slushy Swiss glacier that geoscientists are monitoring for signs of ...

When it comes to mountain rescues, St. Bernards may have met their match, with a Chihuahua being hailed for helping save a man who fell into a glacier crevasse in Switzerland.

One of Switzerland's glaciologists says his teams are noticing a strange phenomenon in the Alpine country's glaciers.