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Improving Swiss air quality blighted by high ozone levels

Two people stand near to the Aletsch glacier

This content was published on Aug 28, 2018 A report by the Federal Office for the Environment, released on Tuesday, found that concentrations of the trace gas consistently exceeded safe limits, particularly in summer. Such levels could cause irritation of the eyes, nose, throat, airways and lungs. Ozone, which plays a critical role in the atmosphere, could also damage trees and shrubs, and…

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Citizens launch initiative to combat global warming

This content was published on Aug 25, 2018 Nobel Prize-winning scientist Jacques Dubochet is among those launching an initiative calling for CO2 emissions to be reduced to zero by 2050.

vista dall alto di una città inondata dal fiume che la attraversa

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Floods: images of the past help prepare for the future

This content was published on Aug 24, 2018 A University of Bern research project aims to reinforce collective memory of floods by inviting citizens to submit their images.

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Observing the ‘inexorable death’ of glaciers in real time

This content was published on Aug 21, 2018 A new, dynamic glacier inventory makes the impact of climate change and the changing landscape visible.

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Scientist predicts 30% of Swiss glacier ice could be saved

This content was published on Aug 17, 2018 If the Paris climate accord is implemented, up to one-third of all ice stored in larger Swiss glaciers could be saved, a top glaciologist predicts.

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Dani Arnold sets Grandes Jorasses climbing record

This content was published on Aug 14, 2018 Swiss alpinist Dani Arnold has set a record time on the north face of the Grandes Jorasses.

tre persone incordate sulla vetta di una montagna innevata

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This profession calls for you to put your life at risk

This content was published on Aug 12, 2018 When a fatal accident happens in the mountains, many question the judgement of the guide. swissinfo.ch speaks to one about how to keep safe.

An organic farmer plays the Alphorn while a cow stands nearby

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Is Switzerland making progress on green issues?

This content was published on Aug 9, 2018 Extinction is taking place at a local, regional and national level. But efforts are being made to work on this.

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Swiss heatwave blamed for recreational deaths

This content was published on Aug 9, 2018 The hot weather was responsible for more people taking to the mountains, according to the Swiss Alpine Club (SAC). Record temperatures have also melted permafrost, making rockfalls more likely, the agency added. However, most mountain deaths were from falls, including two women in the Bernese Alps, another two in canton Graubünden and two in canton…

Shore of Lake Constance with boat and landing peer at low water level

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Activists urge action to reform Swiss climate policy

This content was published on Aug 8, 2018 The environmental organisation Greenpeace has staged a symbolic protest against Switzerland’s official climate policy.

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