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The study, led by the University of Bristol and global water risk modelling leader Fathom, reveals the first-ever dataset to assess flood hazard using the most recent Met Office climate projections which factor in the likely impact of climate change. Its findings show the forecasted annual increase in national direct flood losses, defined as physical […]

A paucity of rainfall is causing concern for parts of southern Switzerland and in some French-speaking areas of the country. Canton Ticino, bordering Italy, has so far seen only half the average levels of rainfall this winter, reports Swiss public broadcaster RTS. The canton was one of the worst hit by last summer’s drought that

Le centre Alpole accueillera près de 150 chercheurs et collaborateurs de l’EPFL d’ici au milieu de l’année. Etabli sur le Campus Energypolis, à Sion, il a pour mission d’étudier les changements qui se produisent dans les environnements de haute altitude et de haute latitude, ainsi que leurs effets de cascade sur l’agriculture, le tourisme, la

Ein Team des SLF überwacht mit neuen Messmethoden die Bodentemperaturen im Permafrost und kommt so dem wegen des Klimawandels zunehmenden Wassergehalt auf die Spur. Dieses Wissen kann helfen, Naturgefahrenprozesse besser zu beurteilen und ebenso das künftig verfügbare Wasser im Alpenraum. Quelle: Marcia Phillips, SLF Bohrlafette auf dem Blockgletscher Schafberg bei Pontresina GR. Die Löcher werden

For the first time, a climate litigation case has opened in Switzerland. It could pave the way for more loss-and-damage cases to be tried in the Alpine country. A cantonal court at scenic Lake Zug in Switzerland may soon become the site of a showdown over who must pay for climate change. In July, four