Jim Tankersley

REBUILDING was never really up for debate. The glacier collapsed on a Wednesday in May, a roaring mix of boulders, ice and water that tore through the Swiss village of Blatten. Homes and farms that had stood for generations were swallowed in barely 30 sec... See more

Sabri Kadib Alban precisou de sete tentativas para atravessar da Turquia para a Grécia depois de fugir da Síria, e mais cinco para atravessar da Grécia para a Itália. Ele perdeu 14 quilos. Após seis meses, chegou à Alemanha, onde ouvira dizer que as escol... See more

I taught my older son to drive the same way my father taught me: with equal doses of caution and paranoia. Sometimes, riding shotgun on the interstate, I would spy the speedometer creeping above the limit and hear my dad’s words tumbling out. “Hey, pal,” ... See more

The Alps are melting, but the villagers will not be moved Switzerland is racing to rebuild Blatten, which was crushed by a glacier. It’s a sign of the economic and emotional costs of a warming Europe. Rebuilding was never in question. The melting glacier ... See more

The Alps are melting, but the villagers will not be moved LÖTSCHENTAL VALLEY, Switzerland – Rebuilding was never in question. The melting glacier collapsed on a Wednesday in May, a cascade of boulders and ice and water burying recently evacuated homes and... See more