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Swiss increase uranium stocks abroad

This content was published on Apr 19, 2011 Information released by the Federal Energy Office show stores of natural and enriched uranium increased from 124.9 tons in 2009 to 204.9 tons in 2010. Stocks of reprocessed uranium were reduced by 20 kilograms to 1866.6 tons, while plutonium stock levels remained unchanged. The materials are being stored by France, Germany, Britain, Sweden and the…

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Dry weather sinks Swiss water levels

This content was published on Apr 13, 2011 While Tuesday’s light rain was quite welcome in many parts of the country, the authorities say it would take days of non-stop downpours to make up for the deficit of rain in recent weeks and months. According to a report by the Swiss Federal Environment Office, the levels of the lakes in Biel, Murten and…

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High temperatures rewrite record books

This content was published on Apr 10, 2011 On Friday, the 30 degrees Celsius experienced in Lugano, canton Ticino, marked the earliest very hot day ever. On Saturday, the Swiss Meteorological Office saw the record temperature of 31.8 degrees in neighbouring Locarno. The record books also had to be written north of the Alps. In Basel on Thursday the temperature reached 26 degrees;…

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“Trouser pear” named Fruit of the Year

This content was published on Apr 9, 2011 The so-called Swiss Trouser Pear is so named for its distinctive yellow, green and red colouring. A table fruit, the trouser pear grows in warm climates and is usually harvested in late October or early November. There are just two trouser pear trees remaining in Switzerland, both in canton St Gallen, according to Fructus, the…

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Green party

This content was published on Apr 6, 2011 Distilling absinthe in Val-de-Travers, canton Neuchâtel, was forbidden between 1910 and 2005. This was considered a great injustice, since the “green fairy” was seen as a popular panacea – and artists and poets appreciated its “inspirational” qualities. However, it was also looked down on as the “poisonous fairy”. Today, René Wanner produces – legally –…

Die Grüne Fee (ORIGINAL)

This content was published on Apr 4, 2011 Das Brennen des legendären Absinths aus dem Val-de-Travers im Neuenburger Jura war von 1908-2005 verboten, was immer als grosse Ungerechtigkeit empfunden wurde. Das Getränk war als Allheilmittel beliebt, Künstler und Dichter schätzten die stimulierende Wirkung. Es war aber auch als “giftige Fee” verpönt. René Wanner produziert heute legal sieben Absinthsorten. Der Fotograf Peter Mosimann hat…

Switzerland basks in April highs

This content was published on Apr 3, 2011 It was the highest April temperature recorded in Valais in 50 years, according to Meteo Swiss. Other corners of Switzerland came close, with 26 degrees in Sion, 25.9 degrees in Chur and 24.3 in Bellinzona. Up at 1,600 metres in the ski resort of Davos, the reading was 16 degrees. Sunny conditions mixed with warm…

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Avalanche victims identified

This content was published on Apr 2, 2011 The victims were aged between 35 and 56, Vaud cantonal police said on Saturday. Rescuers said the avalanche in mountains near Ayer was “gigantic”, around 500 metres long and 500 metres across. It swept away nine people in all – one person is injured and five managed to escape. Police said those who escaped raised the…

A fight over hydro-electric expansion in the Grimsel area

This content was published on Mar 31, 2011

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Winds of change

This content was published on Mar 28, 2011 Environmental groups have, until recently, resisted the expansion of wind energy in Switzerland, but the mood among green campaigners has begun to change since Japan’s nuclear disaster. The Swiss foundation for countryside protection is even advocating the expansion of wind parks. (SF/swissinfo.ch)

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