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Swiss give green light for more electric car charging stations

This content was published on Sep 11, 2018 Providers will initially be able to bid for a total of 20 permits that each cover five locations. The electricity must be produced in Switzerland and come from renewable sources. Each station must provide plug-in points for the three most common adaptors while customers must be able to pay without having to pre-register or by…

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Switzerland: ‘could do better’ on environmental footprint

This content was published on Sep 11, 2018 Despite improvements over the past 20 years, Switzerland’s environmental footprint is still more than three times higher than the planet can sustain.

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Thermal use of lakes and rivers needs more environmental research

This content was published on Sep 8, 2018 Lakes, rivers and other bodies of water have great potential for heating or cooling but the impact on aquatic life is under-researched, say Swiss scientists.

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Swiss climate researchers predict future with pebbles

This content was published on Sep 6, 2018 Over 50 million years ago, global warming caused extreme flooding and landscape disruption, say researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE). They describe the lessons as worrying for the future.

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Has the hot Swiss summer helped hay fever sufferers?

This content was published on Sep 5, 2018 The highest levels of pollen concentration were recorded in late June and early July, two weeks earlier than normal. MeteoSwissExternal link believes the heat and drought conditions were responsible for the phenomenon, which was last observed in the hot summer of 2003 that also saw a drought. Levels varied by region, with French-speaking Geneva witnessing…

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Glaciers in the Alps – before and after

This content was published on Sep 5, 2018 Move the slider left and right to see how major glaciers in the Alps have dramatically changed over the past century.

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Petition launched to rescue insect life in Switzerland

This content was published on Sep 4, 2018 Environmental and farming organisations are urging the Swiss authorities to come to the rescue of insects.

vallata in cui vengono indicati con delle frecce i pericoli della montagna

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An Alpine village on the frontline of climate change

This content was published on Sep 3, 2018 Guttannen is a small and rustic village up in the Swiss Alps that exudes serenity. But this tranquil idyll is threatened by an unstable mountain.

Schafhalter Ernst Vogel auf seiner Weide in den Urner Bergen

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Sheepdogs or fences? The answer is clear

This content was published on Aug 31, 2018

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Scientists find native trees can withstand heatwaves

This content was published on Aug 29, 2018 Researchers from the University of Basel have found that native forest trees cope with high temperatures better than expected.

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