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Swiss railway company breaks the record for world's longest passenger train

A Swiss railway company has claimed the record for the world's longest passenger train on the weekend, with a trip on one of the most spectacular tracks through the Alps.

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Swiss claim record for world's longest passenger train

A Swiss railway company claimed the record for the world’s longest passenger train with a trip on one of the most spectacular tracks through the Alps

The Independent UK

Battle of the Alps? Water woes loom amid climate change

Bountiful for centuries, the crystal-clear waters issuing from the Alps could become increasingly contested as climate change and glacier melt affect the lives of tens of millions in the coming years: Italy wants them for crop irrigation

The Independent UK

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Alpine views, picturesque towns, and a mountain to cycle up

Amateur cyclist Steve Wartenberg was looking for his first post-COVID adventure

The Independent UK

High-octane slopes: from the Hahnenkamm races to vertical skiing, discover thrills in Austria’s Kitzbühel

One of the most legendary sports towns in the Alps, Kitzbühel is the perfect place for ski fans. Whether you want to make the most of its 233km of slopes, observe daredevils doing the famous Hahnenkamm downhill races or enjoy off-piste activities, it’s got something for everyone

The Independent UK

Glaciers in the Alps are melting faster than ever – and 2022 was their worst summer yet

Finally, after what was arguably the worst summer on record for glaciers, snow has begun to fall in the European Alps. It is much needed. Over the 19 years that I have visited and studied the glaciers in Switzerland, I have not seen a summer like 2022. The scale of…

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Liz Truss: what I told European colleagues when they asked me what on Earth is going on in British politics

The Casino de Montbenon in Lausanne, Switzerland would make a perfect setting for a James Bond film. Located in magnificent gardens and overlooking Lake Geneva and the Alps, criminals and villains could make their entry or escape by motorboat or helicopter. The building itself is as beautiful as it is…

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Switzerland records worst melt rate of its glaciers

Swiss glaciers lost six percent of their volume this year, which far exceeded the record set in 2003, a new study says.

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Worst melt year on record for Swiss glaciers, data shows

Swiss glaciers have recorded their worst melt rate since records began more than a century ago, losing 6% of their remaining volume this year or nearly double the previous record of 2003, monitoring body GLAMOS said on Wednesday,

Reuters

Climber who suffered broken back and had to relearn how to walk conquers the Alps just a year later

Loic Menzies, 37, suffered multiple fractures in a cliff fall in Pembrokeshire and needed to be airlifted to hospital

Wales Online

Backcountry visitors are leaving poo piles in the Australian Alps – and it's a problem

Spring has arrived in Australia’s Snowy Mountains. The snow is starting to melt. Wildflowers are emerging in a variety of colours: blues, yellows, whites … hang on. Those aren’t white flowers. They’re scrunched up bits of toilet paper left behind by skiers, boarders and snow-shoers.

The Conversation

Drought, bushfires and beetles: The climate-related trifecta threatening Australia's iconic snow gums

Australia's beloved snow gums are being affected by drought, fire and disease, and those who know the high plains of the Australian Alps can see parts of the landscape changing before their eyes.

ABC News

World champion skier and friend fall to deaths on Mont Blanc in tragic incident

Former skiing world champion Adele Milloz and an unnamed friend have been killed whilst attempting to climb Mont Blanc in the French Alps, amid searing temperatures

Daily Mirror

Switzerland’s melting glaciers reveal human remains and plane wreckage

Record high temperatures in the Alps this summer have led to the discovery of two bodies and an aircraft that crashed in 1968

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Travel review: The unique blend of awe inspiring Alps and city life in Innsbruck

With winter sports and summer sun, the Austrian city is a destination with something for everyone

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the warming of the Alps: a challenge for tourism

Editorial: Higher temperatures mean less snow snow and ice, more rockfalls and more fatalities on Europe’s overcrowded mountains. This cannot go on

The Independent UK

France travel guide: Everything you need to know before you go

From sea to ski, culture to cuisine, our Gallic neighbour ticks just about every holiday box going

France 24

World’s glaciers are melting faster than expected, with visible consequences

The extreme temperatures Europe has experienced in recent weeks have resulted in an increase in the rate of snowpack melt in the Alpine glaciers. As in many other parts of the world, the consequences are increasingly visible in the Alps, where the glaciers are particularly vulnerable due to their smaller…

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The Independent UK

Melting Alps glacier moves border between Switzerland and Italy

Melting of Theodul Glacier shifts boundary between two states

Asharq Al-Awsat

Glaciers Vanishing at Record Rate in Alps Following Heatwaves

From the way 45-year-old Swiss glaciologist Andreas Linsbauer bounds over icy crevasses, you would never guess he was carrying 10 kg of steel equipment needed to chart the decline of Switzerland's glaciers. Normally, he heads down this path on the massive Morteratsch Glacier in late September, the end of the…

Reuters

Glaciers vanishing at record rate in Alps following heatwaves

Daily Mirror

Queen's cousin marries in lavish ceremony with Prince Harry's ex as guest

Alexander Dru popped the question to Lady Tatiana Mountbatten while the couple were on a skiing holiday in the Alps

ABC News

Jonas Vingegaard is closing in on a Tour de France victory, but the Danish cyclist has taken an unusual road to the top

A few years back, Jonas Vingegaard struggled to find a team to sign him. Now the former fish-factory worker is surviving the heat of the Tour de France and is close to his first title.

The Independent UK

Up in the Bavarian Alps, rugged trails with German bonhomie

Hikers looking for rugged trails, soaring vistas and convivial evenings drinking schnapps in mountain huts could do far worse than Germany's Berchtesgaden national park

Radio France Internationale

Who are the 'Last Renovation' climate protesters crashing sporting events?

When French environmental campaigners Dernière Rénovation (Last Renovation) briefly halted the Tour de France in the Alps on Tuesday, they hooked into a global audience. It's just one of several sporting events targeted this summer by climate activists to get their message across.

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