The devastating glacier collapse in Blatten: what next?
The devastating glacier collapse in Blatten: what next?
10 months ago
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On May 28 a huge chunk of a glacier in the Swiss Alps collapsed, causing a deluge of ice, mud and rock to bury most of the mountain village of Blatten in canton Valais. The few houses that remained intact were later submerged in a lake created by the small Lonza River, whose course was dammed by the debris.⁠ ⁠ Read more about some of the biggest landslide disasters in Swiss history here: https://buff.ly/nLnMjnM | swissinfo
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On May 28 a huge chunk of a glacier in the Swiss Alps collapsed, causing a deluge of ice, mud and rock to bury most of the mountain village of Blatten in canton Valais. The few houses that remained intact were later submerged in a lake created by the small Lonza River, whose course was dammed by the debris.⁠ ⁠ Read more about some of the biggest landslide disasters in Swiss history here: https://buff.ly/nLnMjnM | swissinfo
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The catastrophic collapse of the Birch Glacier that wiped out the Swiss mountain village of Blatten in May has triggered an unprecedented scientific effort to understand how a mountainside could break up so violently – and what might come next. Read the full story. 👉 https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/climate-adaptation/unstable-slopes-and-warming-peaks-scientists-race-to-understand-blatten-collapse/90574505 #blatten #blattenbelalp #glacier #glaciers #glacier3000 #switzerland #swissalps #landslide #g
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The catastrophic collapse of the Birch Glacier that wiped out the Swiss mountain village of Blatten in May has triggered an unprecedented scientific effort to understand how a mountainside could break up so violently – and what might come next. Read the full story. 👉 https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/climate-adaptation/unstable-slopes-and-warming-peaks-scientists-race-to-understand-blatten-collapse/90574505 #blatten #blattenbelalp #glacier #glaciers #glacier3000 #switzerland #swissalps #landslide #g
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From the historic election of a new pope to the devastating landslide that buried the Swiss village of Blatten, May was a month of major global and local events. 🌍🇨🇭⁠ ⁠ On our debate platform dialogue, three hot topics sparked the most discussion — proof that people care deeply about what’s happening in Switzerland and beyond.⁠ ⁠ Tap the link to join the discussions! ⁠https://buff.ly/i4pQjpS | swissinfo
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From the historic election of a new pope to the devastating landslide that buried the Swiss village of Blatten, May was a month of major global and local events. 🌍🇨🇭⁠ ⁠ On our debate platform dialogue, three hot topics sparked the most discussion — proof that people care deeply about what’s happening in Switzerland and beyond.⁠ ⁠ Tap the link to join the discussions! ⁠https://buff.ly/i4pQjpS | swissinfo
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A large section of a glacier break in the Swiss Alps has buried the evacuated village of Blatten. Now, a flood wave threatens the region. What are the real impacts of melting glaciers? Find ore information here: https://p.dw.com/p/4v2su | DW Travel
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A large section of a glacier break in the Swiss Alps has buried the evacuated village of Blatten. Now, a flood wave threatens the region. What are the real impacts of melting glaciers? Find ore information here: https://p.dw.com/p/4v2su | DW Travel
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The #Swiss Alpine village of #Blatten had stood for centuries. On 28 May, it vanished. The partial collapse of a glacier buried the village in 9 million tonnes of rock, mud and ice. #Climatechange is making the #Alps less stable. The risks of rockfalls and mudslides are growing. And while this is bad news for local businesses and communities, there is something more fundamental at risk, too. Around the world, almost 2 billion people rely on #glaciers for drinking water and irrigation. From risin
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The Swiss village of Blatten has been partially destroyed after a huge chunk of glacier crashed down into the valley. Although the village had been evacuated some days ago because of fears the Birch glacier was disintegrating, one person has been reported missing, and many homes have been completely flattened | Newswire
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Large chunk of glacier breaks off, burying 90% of Swiss village
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This is the moment when a chunk of a glacier in the Swiss Alps broke off on Wednesday (May 28), burying about 90% of the mountain village of Blatten in debris and leaving one person missing. Authorities evacuated the 300 residents of the village earlier this month after geologists identified the risk of an imminent avalanche of rock and ice from the glacier. #news #switzerland #swissalps #avalanche #Blatten | CNA
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