In the past century, scientists have observed more rockfalls and avalanches in the Alps, a looming threat to nearby villages.

MISSOULA, Mont. - An avalanche roared into a residential neighborhood in the western Montana city of Missoula on Friday, destroying a house, but rescuers found an elderly couple and an 8-year-old ...

A Colorado sheriff and his two daughters have been released from the hospital after surviving an avalanche that destroyed their home.

An avalanche hits the parking lot at Mount Elbrus, Russia, in the North Caucasus republic of Kabardino-Balkaria on March 24, 2018. (ViralHog via YouTube) ...

An avalanche in San Miguel County has closed a road and knocked out power in the historic mining town of Ophir.

Rescuers shoveled through deep snow Tuesday searching for victims of an avalanche that destroyed a village of 200 people in northeastern Afghanistan, authorities said. Forty-seven people have been ...

Avalanches have cut off an Alaska city, and the only highway in could be closed for at least a week, if not "much longer," state Transportation Department officials said Monday.

Three skiers are feared dead after an avalanche buried them Tuesday afternoon near the skiing community of Girdwood, Alaska, some 40 miles south of Anchorage.

The avalanche risk assessment for that area at that time was a level 3 out of 5, meaning that human-triggered slides were likely, said Ethan Greene, director of the Colorado Avalanche Information ...

A SWISS town has been buried by an avalanche sparked by a falling glacier which left homes submerged and forced residents to evacuate. A massive cloud of ice and debris came crashing down the mount… ...

An avalanche in Colorado left one person dead on Saturday, and rescue teams are still searching for another victim. Rescue efforts will continue on Sunday.

After days of search and rescue efforts, officials have determined that three men from Eagle County were killed in Monday’s avalanche between Silverton and Ophir. Eagle County officials ...