The European Alps are my all time favorite region in the world! I've spent the last three years exploring Europe's mountains and I want to show you my favorite places to visit. From the castles and ...

The snow-capped European Alps are gradually turning from white to green as the region warms, new research finds. It’s a transformation so clear that it’s visible from space. The study, published ...

From the snow-capped peaks of the Alps to the rugged charm of the Carpathians, Europe’s mountain towns offer postcard-perfect ...

The Alps might be on many vacation bucket lists, but a journey into the mountains is much more attainable than most think, ...

Many low-lying reports have been forced to close, unable to ensure they have enough snow to keep their runs and lifts open ...

The glaciers that cover the European Alps could disappear by 2100 if human-caused global warming greatly increases over the next several decades, according to new climate models. "In a bad case, ...

Mountain Research and Development, Vol. 45, No. 2 (May 2025), pp. R27-R40 (14 pages) The European Alps are surrounded by highly urbanized areas located close to fragile mountain landscapes. The ...

The recent heat wave in Europe has especially been anomalous at higher altitudes resulting in some of the highest Alpine peaks in Europe being snow-free for the first time on record including the ...

New research on how glaciers in the European Alps will fare under a warming climate has come up with concerning results. Under a limited warming scenario, glaciers would lose about two-thirds of their ...

The Pizzalto area of Alto Sangro in Abruzzo is one lesser-known ski destinations in Europe. Photograph by Ski Abruzzo This story is created by National Geographic Traveller (UK). As options for the ...

Mountain Research and Development, Vol. 32, No. 2, Green Economy and Livelihoods in Mountains (May 2012), pp. 235-241 (7 pages) After a long period of emigration from the rural areas in the European ...