Global Weirding

[tirolski]

Was expected. The village was evacuated in plenty of time, including all the livestock.

Yup.
TheGeomodels dude did an analysis of the area a couple days before the glacier let loose.

He also figures the nearby side of the mountain will come down.
Wait & see.

 

[MarzNC]

Yup.
TheGeomodels dude did an analysis of the area a couple days before the glacier let loose.

He also figures the nearby side of the mountain will come down.
Wait & see.

His diagram showing rock falls onto the glacier was the best explanation of what led up to such a large section of the glacier breaking off. Just too much weight.

This Swiss article includes a video of the bottom of the glacier breaking away a few days before the big landslide.

May 23, 2025

https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/climate-solutions/why-do-swiss-mountains-collapse-its-complicated/89398763

 

[MarzNC]

Good set of still pictures of the area after the landslide that wiped out Blatten. Can get a sense of how close other villages are to the landslide debris.

May 29, 2025

A Swiss Village, Destroyed by a Landslide

On May 28, the small Alpine village of Blatten, Switzerland, was almost entirely buried under a massive landslide, following the collapse of a nearby glacier.

www.theatlantic.com