The majority of Americans who envision European mountains imagine postcard vistas of snow-covered peaks and quaint villages ...

Think of the Alps and your mind may turn to images of snowy slopes and après-ski revelry. But in summer, Europe's longest mountain range shows a completely different face. Bears and lynx roam wilder ...

The French Alps looked more like a winter wonderland this week as the rotten summer weather continued in France. Photo: Webcam Holidaymakers in the Alps in recent days would have been forgiven for ...

Winter interrupting summer has become a common theme this July. Earlier this week, snow fell across parts of the northern Rockies in the U.S., and now, parts of Europe are experiencing a taste of ...

Old man Winter paid a quick visit to the Alps this week. Several places in Europe saw more than a few inches of snow as a result of a freak July blizzard. Stelvio Pass, which divides Switzerland from ...

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View of the Les Menuires ski resort in the French Alps, during the summer holidays, on August 8, 2018. (Photo by PHILIPPE DESMAZES / AFP) Short, intense summer rainfall in Europe's Alpine regions is ...

No snow was left in the Alps last summer for the first time in history, according to a damning new report. Scientists warn that European glacier melt has been 'off the charts' during the past few ...