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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.

Two people stand near to the Aletsch glacier

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Improving Swiss air quality blighted by high ozone levels

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.

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