The ranges and valleys of the Swiss Alps stand out in this image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission in December 2024.

NASA launched its PACE climate satellite with the Dutch aerosol instrument SPEXone onboard. A full year of observations now ...

The silver lining of the warmer temperatures and lack of snowfall is that we have widespread safe avalanche conditions ...

It’s possible the airbag played a role in saving his life but honestly it feels like a miracle he survived,” a witness said.

Two skiers were skiing off-piste in deep snow in Vinschgau in South Tyrol, Italy, and triggered an avalanche. Police are now searching for the two people responsible.

A skier is lucky to be alive after being swept away by an avalanche while skiing near Mont Blanc on January 29. Witness ...

New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved out a pair of grand canyons ...

EYCK FREYMANN is a Hoover Fellow at Stanford University and Nonresident Research Fellow with the China Maritime Studies ...

Mapping the factors behind Norway’s slush flows can help prevent life-threatening events that isolate communities. Imagine an avalanche of slush rushing down a mountain valley – ...

A slush flow is a mass of water-saturated snow that moves over long distances at high speed. In a series of new, free-to-use ...

Reba, an avalanche rescue dog in training at Schweitzer, Idaho, has an unusual tradition to kick off each morning.

Jan. 24—The Parks Highway was closed in both directions north of Cantwell on Friday after debris from an avalanche crossed the roadway. The avalanche at Mile 219 closed the Parks Highway as of 10 a.m.