A new 3D simulation tool developed by ETH and SLF researchers now allows for significantly more accurate predictions of ...

Indonesia's rumbling Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupted Monday, sending a column of volcanic materials as high as 18 kilometers ...

Snow banks help plants thrive in the mountains, providing water and nutrients for soil. But as climate change warms the ...

Villagers nervously watch a mountain peak after rockslide buried their neighbours - Blatten was evacuated before a chunk of a glacier broke off ...

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

"There have been approximately 13 avalanche-related deaths and more than 130 total deaths on the mountain recorded in the history of the park. There are currently 500 climbers on the mountain ...

Authorities are confirming the death of a skier who triggered an avalanche alongside his climbing partner, a snowboarder, while descending a slope in Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska.

Advertisement Article continues below this ad The top of where the avalanche released was at approximately 16,600 feet (5,060 meters) and ran down to about 15,000 feet (4,572 meters), the park said.

We recently spoke with this group of cartographers to learn more about why and how they built this map as a panorama.