Ever heard of Blatten? This December, a monstrous landslide from the Bircher Glacier in Switzerland buried the whole village under ice and rock 😮❄️. Events like this are super rare—but the Alps are heating up.
In 2025, the United Nations declared the International Year of Glaciers' Preservation. It’s a global wake-up call. Glaciers around the world are melting, collapsing, and vanishing faster than ever.
Professor Daniel Farinotti from ETH Zurich and a team at the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF are investigating the Bircher collapse. Their mission: understand what happened so we’re ready if it strikes again.
For young folks across South and Southeast Asia, this isn’t just a Swiss tale. From India’s Gangotri to the glaciers of Nepal’s Himalayas, melting ice impacts water, tourism, and local economies. Our planet’s changing—and fast!
Ready to act? Follow the data, back smart climate policies, and spread the word. The time for action is now 🙌
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