Climate adaptation

Swiss mountain village threatened by serious landslide risk

Situation in evacuated landslide area in Blatten VS remains serious

This content was published on May 19, 2025 The situation in the mountain village of Blatten, canton Valais, remains serious due to the threat of a landslide, Swiss officials said on Sunday afternoon.

Mountain spring begins six days earlier than 25 years ago

Climate solutions

Study: spring in Swiss Alps starts earlier and earlier

This content was published on May 16, 2025 Climate change is transforming the Alps: after the snow cover disappears, plants in meadows and pastures are sprouting roughly six days earlier than 25 years ago.

Climeworks faces a less friendly atmosphere in the US

Emissions reduction

Swiss CO₂ removal firm Climeworks to downsize

This content was published on May 15, 2025 Swiss start-up that specialises in CO₂ removal from the atmosphere is threatened with large-scale lay-offs.

Climate adaptation

Swiss glaciers start the summer with little snow cover

This content was published on May 12, 2025 The Swiss glaciers are starting the summer season this year with a record-low snow pack in some places.

Afternoon sunrays over the Granite Mountains, Wyoming, USA. (KEYSTONE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Jon G. Fuller / VWPics)

Climate solutions

Is playing with the sun to fight climate change worth the risk?

This content was published on May 10, 2025 Reflecting the sun’s rays back to space to prevent climate change, known as solar geoengineering, is as controversial as it is intriguing.

Stranded ships on Lower Lake Constance in April. The water level was very low due to insufficient rain and meltwater.

Climate solutions

Switzerland gets ready for increasing risks of severe drought

This content was published on May 9, 2025 A new national monitoring and warning system aims to ensure sufficient water for the future.

The Nevado del Ruiz glacier, located at an altitude of 5,320 metres in Colombia, has seen its surface area halved since the 1980s.

Glaciers & permafrost

South America’s tropical glaciers are an endangered cultural heritage

This content was published on Apr 19, 2025 These glaciers, located near the equator, are particularly vulnerable to climate change, and the consequences of their melting are vast.

The Yala Glacier in Nepal could disappear in the next 20-25 years.

Glaciers & permafrost

Nepal and the Himalayas, the agony of glaciers on the roof of the world

This content was published on Apr 12, 2025 Melting Himalayan glaciers increase the risk of catastrophic flooding and reduce fresh water resources for nearly two billion people.

Agribusiness

Egg shortages force food industry to think outside the coop

This content was published on Apr 9, 2025 Culling of chickens due to bird flu and increasing demand has led to a spike in egg prices and given vegan alternatives something to crow about.

Climate solutions

‘Our biggest challenge is to meet the demand for sustainable fuels’

This content was published on Mar 29, 2025 New regulations are pushing airline carriers to gradually ditch oil for cleaner fuels. Synhelion, a Swiss start-up, is turning sunlight into fuel.

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