The Alps
Soaring eagle films crumbling Alpine glaciers as Earth warms
World
October 3, 2019
Soaring eagle films crumbling Alpine glaciers as Earth warms
PARIS (AP) — The images will be stunningly beautiful yet also hint of dire future consequences. Filmed with a camera…
Shrinking glaciers and rockfalls point to climate change in Alps
World
July 25, 2019
Shrinking glaciers and rockfalls point to climate change in Alps
High in the French Alps on the famed Mont Blanc mountain range, it is not hard to find evidence of…
Sherif al-Abd becomes second Egyptian to climb Mount Everest
Travel
May 28, 2019
Sherif al-Abd becomes second Egyptian to climb Mount Everest
Sherif al-Abd has become the second Egyptian to climb the top of Everest, the highest mountain in the world, 12…
Six injured in attack on Swiss train; motive unknown, police say
World
August 14, 2016
Six injured in attack on Swiss train; motive unknown, police say
Six people were injured in an attack aboard a Swiss train on Saturday by a man armed with a knife…
Blankets cover Swiss glacier in vain effort to halt icemelt
Environment
September 15, 2015
Blankets cover Swiss glacier in vain effort to halt icemelt
From afar, the Rhone glacier looks pristine, but on closer inspection the surface is covered with white blankets to slow…