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20 years of the Vereina tunnel

This content was published on Nov 20, 2019 On November 19, 1999, after eight years of construction, the Vereina Tunnel opened in eastern Switzerland.

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Swiss government boosts funding to tap Alps’ economic potential

This content was published on Nov 13, 2019 The government has agreed to a funding package of CHF20 million to strengthen economic development in remote mountain regions.

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Climbing among falling mountains

This content was published on Nov 10, 2019 There are people in the Alps who have mastered the balance between life in the valleys, and life above them. Climber Dan Moore isn't one of them.

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Trophy hunters pay thousands to kill iconic Swiss animal

This content was published on Nov 6, 2019 Previously extinct in the Swiss Alps – and prized for their impressive horns – ibex have become a valuable source of income in western Switzerland.

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Shooting with guns

This content was published on Nov 6, 2019

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Going for a walk but taken for a ride

This content was published on Nov 4, 2019 Who can remember simpler days when going for a walk in the mountains was, well, about going for a walk in the mountains?

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Four hikers escape unharmed after Swiss avalanche strikes

This content was published on Oct 26, 2019 The avalanche struck at around 12.40 on Saturday, descending from the Allalin mountain but missing the marked ski area at the Saas Fee resort in canton Valais. The four people caught up in the avalanche were part of a five-person hiking party. Police say all of the affected hikers managed to escape injury. In addition,…

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Mountain streams cough up surprising levels of carbon

This content was published on Oct 26, 2019 Despite making up just 5% of the surface area of all rivers around the world, mountain streams are now estimated to account for 10% to 30% of CO2 emissions from fluvial networks. These are the findings of researchersExternal link at Lausanne’s Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), recently published in the journal Nature CommunicationsExternal link. The team…

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Heatwave caused 200 additional deaths in 2018

This content was published on Oct 24, 2019 Last August 200 more people than usual died in Switzerland. The government attributes the 3.4% increase in deaths to a ten-day heatwave.

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Pollution continues to kill, including in Switzerland

This content was published on Oct 16, 2019 There are more than 4,000 premature deaths per year in Switzerland owing to air pollution, says a new report.

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