"We should definitely prepare for more of the kind in the future"
After the devastating landslide in Blatten, Christian Huggel takes a stand in the media. He is a leading expert on the risks, impacts and adaptation options to climate change, focusing on mountain regions and its people.
A collapsing glacier distroyed a Swiss village. Is climate change to be blamed? (PDF, 180 KB)
USA Today, 30.05.2025
Mud and rock bury Swiss village after glacier collapse, one person missing
Reuters, 29.05.2025
Christian Huggel, kann man Blatten überhaupt wieder aufbauen? (PDF, 2 MB)
Walliser Bote, 31.05.2025
Durch den Bergsturz bei Blatten wird die Lonza aufgestaut – mit diesen Szenarien muss das Lötschental jetzt rechnen
NZZ, 29.05.2025
Image: Oblique shot of the buried and flooded Blatten on 30 May 2025. Source: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo