Alpine Environment

Greetings from my home office in the Swiss Alps

Lake with snow-covered mountains in background

This content was published on Apr 5, 2020 There are certainly worse places to work from. I am privileged in this regard since people are being asked not to leave the towns and cities.

Wooden chalet with mountains in background

B&B chalet has room with alpine view, but no takers

This content was published on Apr 2, 2020 Angela McMillan would love to have guests in her chalet but bookings have dried up due to the coronavirus lockdown.

Fewer fatalities in the Swiss mountains in 2019

This content was published on Mar 9, 2020 Fatal mountain accidents decreased by almost 15% last year compared to 2018.

Mountain hut stays saw rise in popularity in 2019

This content was published on Mar 3, 2020 Cabins operated by the Swiss Alpine Club had their second-best year in history in 2019, with the hot summer especially sending people skywards.

Unexploded munitions under the Alps are a ticking time bomb

This content was published on Feb 27, 2020 Hundreds of people will have to leave their village for over a decade while tonnes of Second World War ammunition and explosives are cleared.⁠

Trees hit by second highest bark beetle infestation

This content was published on Feb 26, 2020 The level of spruce trees in Switzerland damaged by the bark beetle last year reached its second highest level ever recorded.

Swiss paraglider holds women’s world record

This content was published on Feb 25, 2020 Flying more than 500km non-stop for ten hours: Yael Margelisch achieved what no other woman had done before.

Small gene pool puts Alpine ibex at risk

This content was published on Feb 22, 2020 Alpine ibex are still at risk of extinction despite their “least concern” conservation status.

A ski slope covered with artificial snow, surrounded by grass

What to do when snow is a no-show?

This content was published on Feb 18, 2020 It’s a nightmare scenario if you’re a skier: you’ve booked a chalet or hotel in an alpine resort and when you arrive there’s little if any snow.

Sledging study reports lots of head injuries and few helmets

This content was published on Feb 17, 2020

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Unexploded munitions under the Alps are a ticking time bomb

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Trees hit by second highest bark beetle infestation

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