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[VIDEO] Austrian Peak Fluchthorn Collapses in Massive Rock Slide

Incredible footage of the Fluchthorn peak crashing down in a massive rock slide was captured by Patrick Schรถpfer, a member of Galtรผr mountain rescue, who happened to be in the area. Patrick Schรถpfer believes that the recent snow melt, exacerbated by climate change in recent years, has caused the collapse of the peak. Alpine helicopters were dispatched immediately to assess […]

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Julia Schneemann | June 12, 2023
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VIDEO: Patagonian Rime Ice Mushroom Collapses

The destruction caused by a rime ice mushroom in Patagonia which recently collapsed in almost unreal to watch. From far away, Cerro Torre โ€” the natural fixture in the shape of a mushroom composed of rime ice โ€” looks seemingly harmless. And then a part of it breaks loose, raining frozen hell on anything below. This video was captured by […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | March 6, 2020
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Melting Mont Blanc Glacier Could Collapse at Any Moment | Nearby Roads Closed and Huts Evacuated

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Italian authorities have closed roads and evacuated mountain huts after experts warned that part of a glacier on Mont Blanc could collapse, reports the BBC.ย About 250,000 cubic meters of ice are in danger of breaking away from the Planpincieux glacier on the Grandes Jorasses peak, officials said. Related: Funeral Held in Swiss Alps in Memory of Glacier Lost to Climate […]

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WeatherBrains | September 25, 2019
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Big Snow Year Proves To Be Too Much For Montana State University Roof

After a big snow year in Montana, some areas of the state are struggling with the load. On Thursday and Saturday, March 10th and 12th, two gym roofs at Montana State University (MSU) in Bozeman consecutively collapsed. With Bozeman’s water year precipitation far above average at 126% (USDA) as of March 13th, unforeseen consequences are appearing.ย  The structural failure of […]

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Adrian Dolatschko | March 15, 2019
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Man Survives 1,000-Foot Fall After Cornice Breaks in Revelstoke, B.C.

An Alberta snowmobiler was reportedly fell off a 1,000-foot cliff after a cornice he was standing on broke at 1pm on February 17th, 2014 on Boulder Mountain near Revelstoke, Canada. This is VERY hard to believe, but we are finding multiple media reports saying that he survived a 1,000 foot cliff fall. Even the cops are reporting that they found a 44-year-old man at the bottom of a 1,000-foot cliff uninjured. The guy who took the fall was found by his SPOT emergency messenger. Several phone calls also reported his fall to police. He as located and rescued via helicopter. “Police wish to […]

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Melting Of Antarctic Ice Sheet Reported To Be Unstoppable | Seas to Rise 4 to 12 Feet

A new study is reporting that the enormous Antarctic Ice Sheet has begun a slow yet irreversible melting and collapsing process. The West Antarctic Ice Sheet is huge and scientists have worried about its melting since the 1970s. Scientists are now warning that the melting of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet is inevitable. This melting could […]

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Body of Trapped Snowboarder Found in Collapsed Ice Cave on Mt. Hood Today

KPTV – FOX 12 The body of a 26-year-old male snowboarder was recovered today after an ice cave collapsed upon him yesterday around 4 pm on Mt. Hood, Oregon. He was reportedly walking only 40 feet in front of 5 of his friends when the cave collapsed. ย Itโ€™s estimated that a chunk of ice the size of a school bus […]

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