Eight people killed in avalanches in Austrian Alps as rescuers urge skiers to heed warnings
Three Czech skiers swept away in Murtal district while five killed in Pongau area near Salzburg
Avalanche kills British skier in La Plagne in the French Alps
Man, thought to be in his 50s, was found under 2.5 metres of snow and had been skiing off-piste
Avalanche in California’s Sierra Nevada kills snowmobiler
Rescuers were called to the Truckee area after a 911 report of an avalanche, but the man was found dead under snow
December 2025
Mudslides bury cars and homes up to their windows in California town
At least three people killed across state since atmospheric river storms began earlier this week
November 2025
Five German climbers die in Italian Alps after being swept away by avalanche
Bodies of missing man and 17-year-old daughter who had fallen 200 metres found on Sunday morning in South Tyrol
June 2025
The age of extinction
‘This is ground zero for Blatten’: the tiny Swiss village engulfed by a mountain
‘The memories preserved in countless books, photo albums, documentation – everything is gone,’ says village’s mayor
May 2025
Glacier collapses, burying evacuated Swiss village in mud and rocks – video
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Swiss village almost entirely destroyed after collapse of glacier buries it in mud
April 2025
Briton dies in avalanche as heavy snow sweeps France, Switzerland and Italy
Man, 27, killed in French ski resort of Val Thorens as severe weather causes chaos across three Alpine countries
March 2025
Alaska teen dies in avalanche, the state’s fourth snow slide fatality this month
Tucker Challan, 16, was found on Sunday after triggering and being buried in an avalanche in Turnagain Pass
‘A miracle’: man rescued after seven hours buried by avalanche in Norway
Search continues for missing woman after three tourists were caught by rushing snow in Lyngen municipality
Three skiers believed to be dead after avalanche in Alaska backcountry
Slide on Tuesday buried multiple skiers, and state troopers are attempting to reach site on Wednesday
January 2025
Five skiers killed in French Alps after avalanches hit off-piste areas
Avalanche kills one skier and injures another on Wyoming slope
December 2024
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Weatherwatch: Chinese avalanche photos reveal electrical phenomenon
Star-gazer’s long-exposure shots unexpectedly capture mysterious blue light of triboluminescence
May 2024
Two skiers killed and one rescued after avalanche in Utah mountains
Search team find man who dug himself out of the snow, and confirm two men, aged 23 and 32, died near Lone Peak
April 2024
Avalanche in Austria kills three skiers from the Netherlands
Group of 17 were ski touring near resort of Sölden when 80-metre wide avalanche hit
March 2024
Southern frontlines: Latin America and the Caribbean
Andean alarm: climate crisis increases fears of glacial lake flood in Peru
In 1941, thousands of people died in Huaraz when the natural dam on a lake above the city gave way. Now, melting glaciers are raising the chances of it happening again
Japan avalanche: two New Zealand skiers killed and one rescued – video
A man and a woman were taken to hospital unresponsive and were later pronounced dead while a third person sustained a shoulder injury, but was conscious
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Two New Zealand skiers killed after avalanche in Japan
Third person injured after small group were backcountry skiiing in Hokkaido on Mount Yotei when an avalanche struck on Monday
