PARIS — The Alps are the birthplace of downhill skiing and a crucible for mountain climbing — but now the French government is trying to help their winter tourist towns adapt to a warming world.

In the Alps, Keeping Tabs on Melting Ice Unsteady glaciers pose dangers to Alpine towns and tourist areas; the challenge is letting people know when to get out of harm’s way. Share full article ...

Every year the Alps receive approximately 12% of the world tourists (World Tourism Organization). In 2001 alone more than 80 million tourists visited the Alps. It’s impossible to overstate the ...

A group of mountain researchers hiked the length of the Alps this summer, retracing a similar trek 25 years ago. Much has changed since then, especially when it comes to the environment.

Catherine Marina Pickering, Janice Harrington, Graeme Worboys, Environmental Impacts of Tourism on the Australian Alps Protected Areas: Judgments of Protected Area Managers, Mountain Research and ...