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Glacier skiing at Passo Stelvio. | Image: Julia Schneemann

Italy’s Stelvio Glacier has suspended summer skiing until further notice, making it the latest Alpine glacier ski area to fall victim to a blistering summer heatwave in continental Europe. SIFAS announced on...

Figure 1. Average relative sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies (°C) for July 2026. Anomalies are computed with respect to the 1991-2020 base period monthly means. Data: OISSTv2.1. | Image: NOAA

The El Niño ski ...

The mayor Peillex forced the group to pay for a private helicopter. | Image: CMBH

32 mountaineers were forced to pay for their own helicopter evacuation from the Goûter Refuge on Mont Blanc in France after they continued their ascent despite warnings by mountain guides. The region had closed two mountain refuges on Mont Blanc due to increased danger of rock...

Aerial view of Mammoth Mountain. | Photo: Ecosign

Mammoth Mountain, California, is facing $126,000 in Cal/OSHA fines following an investigation...

The Sommeiller Glacier in its heyday. | Image: Torino Storia

20 years ago, the last remnants of one of Europe’s forgotten summer ski areas disappeared from a glacier high on the French-Italian border. The...