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Scientists and residents weigh the risks as monitoring and evacuation plans are in place, following a similar disaster in nearby Blatten in 2025.","category":"Climate","area":null,"publishedAt":"2026-08-18T07:25:30.934Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-08-18T05:56:23.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-18T07:25:30.934Z","readTime":"5 min read","scores":{"trust":85,"critic":85,"hype":15,"notes":{"trust":"AP and My Mother Lode both name sources and cite figures directly","critic":"AP and My Mother Lode quote locals and experts, cite figures","hype":"Headlines and digests are measured and proportionate"}},"tags":["#ClimateChange","#SwissAlps","#LandslideRisk","#PermafrostThaw","#NaturalDisasters"],"entities":["Kandersteg","Spitze Stei","Blatten","Markus Stoffel","Nathan Solothurnmann","Greenpeace Switzerland"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["A 15-20 million cubic metre rock formation called Spitze Stei threatens the Swiss village of Kandersteg with a potential landslide.","Thawing permafrost and glacier melt, linked to climate change, are destabilising mountain slopes in the Swiss Alps.","Residents say they are not afraid, citing preparedness and monitoring, though experts warn of increasing risks.","A landslide in nearby Blatten in May 2025 destroyed the town after an evacuation."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Swiss village of Kandersteg, home to 1,300 residents in the Bern canton, faces a potential landslide from an unstable rock formation called Spitze Stei. The formation, estimated at 15-20 million cubic metres, looms above the village, its stability compromised by thawing permafrost and glacier dynamics. Scientists attribute the increasing instability to rising temperatures linked to climate change."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"In May 2025, a landslide in the nearby Loetschental valley destroyed the village of Blatten after residents were evacuated. The disaster, which sent plumes of dust and mud across the area, was also linked to thawing permafrost. Kandersteg residents say their situation differs from Blatten, citing years of monitoring and preparedness. Evacuation plans are in place, and experts suggest the rock is more likely to break down gradually than collapse in a single event."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Markus Stoffel, a professor for climate change and natural risks at the University of Geneva, said melting permafrost acts like cement holding mountain slopes together. As it thaws, slopes become increasingly unstable. Nathan Solothurnmann, a climate and energy expert for Greenpeace Switzerland, warned that landslides and avalanches may become more common, potentially rendering some valleys uninhabitable due to the cost of protective measures."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the right-rated digests mentioned Nathan Solothurnmann’s warning that some villages may become uninhabitable due to the cost of protective measures. The Jonesboro Sun digest did not include the link between the instability and thawing permafrost or glacier dynamics. 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