For billions of people, mountain meltwater is essential for drinking water and sanitation, food and energy security, and the integrity of the environment. But today, as the world warms, glaciers are melting faster than ever, making the water cycle more unpredictable and extreme. And because of glacial retreat, floods, droughts, landslides and sea-level rise are […]
The United Nations World Water Development Report 2025 Weiterlesen »
Marius Floriancic läuft mit schnellem Schritt einen schmalen Trampelpfad entlang, immer tiefer in den Wald hinein. Es ist feucht und kühl an diesem Donnerstagmorgen Ende April; in der Nacht zuvor hat es geregnet und vereinzelt tropft noch Wasser von den Baumkronen.Nach wenigen Minuten mündet der Trampelpfad in eine Lichtung mit mehreren mächtigen Buchen und Fichten.
Altes Wasser, neue Erkenntnisse Weiterlesen »
Generated with artificial intelligence. Meat containing excessive levels of toxic PFAS „forever chemicals“ from farms in canton St Gallen is still being sold. Cantonal autorities say sales bans are not necessary because current measures are adequate. As reported by the NZZ am Sonntag newspaper on June 1, meat from farms on the Eggersrieter Höhe is
PFAS-contaminated meat still sold in eastern Switzerland Weiterlesen »
Europe’s inland waterways are entering a new era of smart water management as researchers and public authorities deploy digital technologies to monitor water quality and prevent pollution. The EU-funded ReNEW project is spearheading this transformation, combining real-time sensors, digital twins and blockchain to protect rivers like Portugal’s Douro while supporting cleaner inland navigation. Stretching over
Digital twins and blockchain help protect Europe’s waterways from pollution Weiterlesen »
This Essential Guide will explore Water Positive (sometimes referred to as Water Positivity): the concept; its history; what it means in the present day. Through conversations with Alejandro Sturniolo, head of sustainability strategy at Aqua Positive and secretary general of the Water Positive Think Tank, and Alexis Morgan, global water stewardship lead at the World Wide
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EPFL atmospheric and climate scientists show that biological particles may induce rain events that could contribute to flooding and snowstorms, owing to their ability to precipitate ice formation in clouds. They call for an update of meteorological and climate models. Clouds form upon existing particles in the atmosphere, and extreme weather events like flooding and
Biological particles may be crucial for inducing heavy rain Weiterlesen »
Das Geoinformationsgesetz GeoIG definiert Anforderungen für die Erstellung minimaler Datenmodelle zu Geobasisdatensätzen der Schweiz. Für den Bereich Grundwasser liegen diese mittlerweile vollständig vor. Sie dienen der Erfassung, Haltung und Nutzung hydrogeologischer Daten und können beispielsweise als Grundlage für Arbeiten im Zusammenhang mit Grundwasserschutz und Trinkwasserversorgung sowie für Raumdatenkonzepte unterschiedlichen Massstabs herangezogen werden. Das Bundesgesetz über
Geodatenmodelle Grundwasser GeoIG GeoIV Weiterlesen »
Um die Ausbreitung der invasiven Quaggamuschel in Schweizer Seen einzudämmen, empfehlen Forschende der Eawag rasch zu handeln und dabei auf flächendeckende Prävention, Früherkennung, und Eindämmung zu setzen. Sie regen zudem an, die Massnahmen sowohl innerhalb der Schweiz als auch mit den Nachbarländern abzustimmen. Dies geht aus einem neuen Bericht hervor, den die Wasserforschungs-Expertinnen und Experten
Zeit gewinnen im Kampf gegen die Quaggamuschel Weiterlesen »
A research team led by Prof. HU Bingliang and Prof. YU Tao from the Xi’an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics (XIOPM) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed the physicochemical-informed spectral Transformer (PIST) model combined with ultraviolet-visible-shortwave near-infrared (UV−vis-SWNIR) spectroscopy for water quality sensing. The study was published in Environmental Science & Technology and was selected as
Researchers develop AI-enhanced spectroscopy solution for rapid water quality sensing Weiterlesen »
All European rivers are affected Rivers are the main vector for transporting waste of human origin to the ocean. Every year, they discharge a staggering 8 to 12 million tonnes of plastic debris, which accumulates in all the world’s ecosystems and poses a risk to biodiversity. In 2019, the Microplastics Mission studied the origin and
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