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The number of water AMI endpoints in Europe and North America to double in the next 6 years
According to a new research report from the IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, the installed base of water utility AMI endpoints in Europe and North America is set to double during the period 2024–2030. At the end of 2024, the combined installed base of AMI endpoints in Europe and North America amounted to 66.0 million units. This number is expected
What ETH glacier researchers know about the collapse of the Birch Glacier
A collapse of the magnitude of the Birch Glacier, which buried the village of Blatten in Valais on Wednesday, is unprecedented for the Swiss Alps. While a rock-ice collapse at Piz Scerscen in April 2024 did cause a similar amount of ice and debris to fall – estimated at eight to nine million cubic metres – as in the Lötschental
Essential Guide: Water Positive
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 Fund for Nature (WWF), the
Loïc Charpentier outlines need for investment, innovation, and a unified Water Resilience Strategy
As Europe celebrates Europe Day, Water Europe emphasised the indispensable role of the European Union in addressing the continent’s escalating water challenges. Speaking ahead of the anticipated EU Water Resilience Strategy, Loïc Charpentier, Head of Advocacy at Water Europe, underscored that water issues – encompassing “too much, too little, and too polluted” water – are crises no single nation can
PFAS-contaminated meat still sold in eastern Switzerland
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 still being sold. Last summer, canton St Gallen reported
Old water, new insights
“This is the heart of our hydrology experiment in the ‘Waldlabor’,” explains the bright-eyed researcher, unable to hide his delight with the scientific playground that he has built with his group over the past five years. “From my office on the Hönggerberg campus, I can be here in about five minutes,” says Floriancic, Senior Research Assistant at the ETH Institute