Tag: Alps
2030 Winter Olympics: the French Alps now alone on the track
After the Paris 2024 Games, France was to be entitled to other Olympic Games, the Winter Olympics in 2030. The IOC Executive Commission only accepted one of the three candidacies…
Landslides in the Alps: why these phenomena are repeated in the mountains
A spectacular landslide of rocks in the Maurienne valley (Savoie) after a heat wave followed by heavy rains led to a suspension of rail traffic and heavy goods vehicles on…
France was spared from the giant fires in the Mediterranean, but soon the forest may also be raging in the Alps – “The risk of large fires is increasing in the mountains all the time”
ANNECY/MÉGEVETTE Serge Taboulot stands in the middle of a lush mountain forest at an altitude of 800 meters. He points to a stream that brings water up from the slopes…
Four killed in avalanche in French Alps
Published: Less than 10 min ago At least four people have died in an avalanche in the French Alps, reports the local newspaper La Dauphine. The incident occurred on Sunday…
The summer is becoming so dry that the price of water is rising and Europe is already preparing for a “water war” – the snow situation in the Alps in the background
First the good news: it has finally rained in February-March in Central Europe. The soil has received much of the moisture it needs. Then the bad news: there is still…
Eight years since the suicide crash in the Alps – that’s how it happened
On March 24, 2015, Germanwings Flight 9525 crashed in the French Alps about 10 miles north of Nice. There were 150 people on board. The plane which was on its…
The ski resorts of the highest places are no longer open in the Alps – the heat wave melted skiing opportunities in Central Europe
In many European countries, heat records were measured in the middle of winter at the turn of the year. Even in the mountain regions, the heat melted the snow. –…
The wonder of the Alps: Silvia, 22, belly-landed between mountain peaks
In the middle of the mountain peaks, at an altitude of 2,100 meters, the flight ended for the 22-year-old pilot Silvia De Bon and the two passengers, her brother Mattia…
Avalanche in a ski resort in the Alps – dozens are missing
Around ten people are missing after an avalanche in the popular Austrian ski resort of Lech-Zürs in the Alps. A rescue force of over 100 people has been deployed. Helicopters…
Eight found after avalanche at ski resort in the Alps
Eight people have been found after the avalanche in the Lech-Zürs ski area in the Austrian Alps on Christmas Day. Six people are said to be unharmed and two have…