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Four die in Swiss Alps over Pentecost weekend

This content was published on May 20, 2024 Three of the fatalities over the long weekend were the result of avalanches, while one ski tourer fell to his death.

Traffic queue kilometres in length, southbound to the Gotthard road tunnel, pictured on Friday, March 29, 2024.

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Gotthard traffic queue hits 20km during holiday weekend

This content was published on May 18, 2024 The traffic jam at the Gotthard north portal reached a length of 20 kilometres on the motorway between canton Nidwalden and canton Uri.

A wild bee is shown sitting on a cherry blossom.

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Nearly half of Swiss bee species on endangered ‘red list’

This content was published on May 17, 2024 While many species suffer, others were found to be newly migrating to Switzerland as a result of climate change.

The body was discovered by a member of the Valais police who was hiking in the Riffelberg ski area on May 10.

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Body of missing Canadian skier found in Zermatt

This content was published on May 15, 2024 The body of a Canadian man who had been missing since the deadly avalanche that hit Zermatt on April 1 has been found.

Smoke rises from a chimney in front of a wall of snow-covered mountain.

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Swiss avalanche claims one life and injures four

This content was published on May 10, 2024 It is the twentieth such fatality recorded this year. A further four people were injured and taken to hospital.

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Rhine flooding: Swiss to invest CHF1 billion with Austria

This content was published on May 8, 2024 As part of an international agreement with Austria, the Swiss government wants to pump CHF1 billion ($1.1 billion) into flood protection measures along the Rhine over the next three decades.

Trees and mountains in evening mood after rainfall, taken on Thursday, March 28, 2024, in St. Margrethenberg.

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Swiss study: insects mainly migrate at midday and dusk

This content was published on May 8, 2024 A study led by the Swiss Ornithological Institute in canton Lucerne is helping to better understand the movement patterns of migratory insects.

a stream in the middle of "Val di Carassino" valley, pictured on September 9, 2011, in Switzerland's future National Park Adula on the border between the cantons of Ticino and Grisons.

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Ecological status of Swiss streams insufficient according to study

This content was published on May 6, 2024 Pesticide use and obstructions of waterways have a particularly negative impact on sensitive organisms, completely absent in 70% of streams analysed.

Northern lights seen from the Santis mountain

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Northern lights illuminate the Swiss night sky

This content was published on May 6, 2024 Northern lights were spotted from Säntis, a mountain peak in northeastern Switzerland.

A row of solar panels on a snowy mountain.

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First large-scale alpine solar plant approved in Switzerland

This content was published on May 3, 2024 The approval was met with satisfaction by the project's organisers, but it also brings with it a certain amount of pressure.

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