I am a climate and science/technology reporter. I am interested in the effects of climate change on everyday life and scientific solutions.
Born in London, I am a dual citizen of Switzerland and the UK. After studying modern languages and translation, I trained as a journalist and joined swissinfo.ch in 2006. My working languages are English, German, French and Spanish.
Snow Compass: guiding Swiss skiing through warmer winters
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To help determine the best path forward, Swiss ski resorts are being assisted by Snow Compass, a forecasting tool created by Swiss scientists that uses data to assess climate impacts.
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Experts are trying to better understand how the unprecedented Blatten collapse occurred - and how to better anticipate the next one.
Unstable slopes and warming peaks: Scientists race to understand Blatten collapse
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The collapse of the Birch Glacier that wiped out the Swiss village of Blatten has triggered an unprecedented scientific effort to understand how it happened – and what might come next.
Switzerland climbs global climate ranking but progress is slow
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Switzerland has climbed seven places in an international climate ranking, but analysts say the country is still failing to cut emissions fast enough at home.
Scientists sound alarm over climate ‘tipping points’ ahead of COP30
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With the widespread, irreversible die-off of tropical coral reefs, the Earth has reached its first climate tipping point. Scientists warn that others may soon follow, from melting ice sheets to rainforest collapse.
Switzerland braces for more heatwaves, droughts and violent storms
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Switzerland is heading for a future that is hotter, drier and more unpredictable, with less snow and heavier rainfall, according to a new climate report.
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Built by 3,000 workers in the rugged Swiss Alps, the Grande Dixence dam is a towering symbol of Swiss engineering and hydropower innovation.
Switzerland’s Grande Dixence: how Europe’s tallest dam measures up at 75
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Built between 1950 and 1961 by 3,000 workers in gruelling conditions, the Grande Dixence is now 75 years old. Here are seven key facts about the spectacular dam.
New hope for cable cars and mountain huts threatened by permafrost collapse
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A novel scientific solution being developed in Switzerland aims to stabilise mountain infrastructure endangered by climate change.
Permafrost thawing: protecting endangered mountain infrastructure in the Swiss Alps
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Elizaveta Sharaborova, a Swiss-based researcher, explains how her solar-powered prototype can stabilise thawing permafrost threatening Alpine infrastructure.
Climate misinformation is ‘muddying waters’ and delaying urgent action, experts warn
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The fossil fuel industry and right-wing populists are coordinating misinformation campaigns to obstruct efforts to tackle the climate crisis, according to a new review of climate misinformation.
Extreme heat and drought are Switzerland’s top climate change risks
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Swiss authorities have identified dozens of climate-related risks in the coming decades. Swissinfo looks at the top heat and drought threats.
The devastating glacier collapse in Blatten: what next?
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Two weeks after a landslide wiped out most of the Alpine village of Blatten, talk of reconstruction is picking up, but huge challenges remain.
The Swiss mega-project to transport freight underground
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Cargo sous terrain - an initiative to build an underground tunnel system for transporting goods around Switzerland - rethinks strategy.
Taking the pulse: are the Swiss losing interest in climate change fight?
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Swiss turnout at last week’s global climate strike protest was down from previous years – drawing around 6,000 people across four cities. Are the Swiss losing interest in climate action?
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In 15-20 years, CO₂ from Swiss household waste and industry could be stored underground to support the country’s net-zero climate goals.
Trump administration pressure on scientists reaches Switzerland
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ETH Zurich has received a questionnaire requiring it to show how its US-funded projects align with America’s new “political guidelines”.
![The four-metre-long painting "Sonntag der Bergbauern" [Sunday of the Mountain Farmers, 1923-24/26] had to be removed by a crane from the German Chancellery in Berlin for the exhibition in Bern.](https://www.swissinfo.ch/content/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/12/01_Pressebild_KirchnerxKirchner.jpg?crop=1165px,0px,1670px,1670px&w=480&ver=a45b19f3)
