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Swiss among Greenpeace activists detained in Russia

This content was published on Sep 27, 2013 Following an attempt by 30 Greenpeace activists on September 18 to scale a Russian Arctic platform, a Murmansk court in northwest Russia on Thursday denied bail and gave a two-month jail term to Marco Weber from Switzerland. Among the others detained – the majority of the group, the numbers have not yet been confirmed – were ship captain, Pete…

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To catch a migrating bird

This content was published on Sep 19, 2013 The Swiss ringing station on the Col de Bretolet mountain pass in canton Valais specialises in watching birds during the autumn migration.

Climate change causes more rock slides

This content was published on Sep 12, 2013

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Pinpointing the dams along the High Rhine

This content was published on Aug 20, 2013

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Mercury, ozone levels and forest fire risk all high

This content was published on Jul 27, 2013 The highest ever recorded temperature in Switzerland was during the “summer of the century” in 2003 when it reached 41.5 degrees in Grono, canton Graubünden. On Saturday the Federal Office for the Environment said there was a “considerable risk” of forest fires in cantons Aargau, Bern, Jura, St Gallen and Solothurn. In addition, ozone levels…

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Aftershocks follow quake in St Gallen

This content was published on Jul 22, 2013 “The damage reported ranged from a toppled vase to a crack in a façade,” according to Roman Kohler, media spokesperson for the city of St Gallen. The future of the project is uncertain. A crisis team was called in to stabilise the drilling hole, with further material being pumped into the fissures 4,500 metres below…

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Geothermal drilling leads to minor quake

This content was published on Jul 20, 2013 The epicentre of the magnitude 3.6 quake was registered at a depth of four kilometres. The shaking is directly related to test measurements and simulations for the drilling of geothermal power plant project in St. Gallen, according to the Swiss Seismological Service (SED), based at Zurich’s Federal Institute of Technology. The project, which was put on hold following…

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Floodwaters begin to ease

This content was published on Jun 2, 2013 Meteorologists are predicting the recent strong rainfall will ease in the coming days. Although Switzerland has been spared a major catastrophe – in Germany, at least four people have died or are missing – the situation remains serious in many towns, with various houses, prisons, youth hostels and camp sites being evacuated.

Solar Impulse takes off on the first leg of its American trip

This content was published on May 6, 2013 Solar Impulse, considered the world’s most advanced solar-powered plane, will stop for seven to 10 days at major airports in each city, so the pilots can display and discuss the aircraft with reporters, students, engineers and aviation fans. It plans to reach New York’s Kennedy Airport in early July — without using a drop of…

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