Geography ❯ Natural Disasters

Avalanches

Rescue Operations Emergency Response Impact on Communities Skiing Glacier Collapse Switzerland Mountain Safety Search Operations Mountain Regions Climbing Accidents

Helicopters Evacuate Isère Hamlet as Record Alpine Snow Keeps Avalanche Risk High

A short sunny break leaves a fragile, layered snowpack that remains prone to dangerous releases.

Multiple Alpine Avalanches Kill Two Near Courmayeur as Madesimo Search Continues

Claviere Avalanche Triggers Major Search as Rescuers Report No One Involved

Stubai Glacier Avalanche Traps Off-Piste Skiers, Nine Found Alive in Ongoing Rescue

Avalanche Airflow Device Kept Volunteers Oxygenated in Randomized Snow-Burial Trial

Avalanches in Italy and Nepal Kill 14 Climbers as Rescues Continue

Avalanches in Italy and Nepal Leave 5 Dead in Alps and at Least 3 on Yalung Ri as Rescues Continue

Swiss Alps Landslide Destroys Blatten, Threatens Floods Downstream

Comedian Anke Engelke Joins Deutsche Bahn as Ticket Inspector

Two Avalanches Strike Swiss Alps, Prompting Fatalities and Ongoing Investigations

Chamoli Avalanche Rescue Concludes with 8 Dead, 46 Rescued

Avalanche in Northern Italy Kills Three Skiers on Punta Valgrande