Four hikers found dead in Swiss Alps: police

Bad weather that forced a group of hikers to spend the night outdoors in the Swiss Alps have left four dead and another five in critical condition, local police from southern Switzerland's Valais canton said Monday.

Climat: les glaciers alpins fondent trois fois plus vite depuis 2003

Mis à mal par le réchauffement climatique, les glaciers des Alpes françaises ont enregistré entre 2003 et 2015 une perte moyenne de 25% de leur superficie, qui rétrécit désormais "trois fois plus vite" qu'auparavant, révèle une récente étude.

Spring temperatures soar across Europe

Spring weather was slow to get started across parts of mainland Europe this year, with a late blast of cold air and snow to many countries in the continent's eastern parts and throughout the Alpine regions.

'Many' skiers engulfed as avalanche hits ski resort in French Alps

An avalanche has hit a ski slope in the popular French Alps resort of Tignes, engulfing "many" skiers, according to police.

At least four skiers killed as avalanche hits French Alps

At least four people were killed Monday by an avalanche in the French Alps near the border with Italy, a local rescue team told EFE.

Austrian glaciers see large retreat in 2015

The hot Austrian summer of 2015 has led to a large retreat of the country's glaciers, an expert in the field said on Friday.