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Tectonic Arena Sardona

This content was published on Dec 15, 2009 This alpine area of more than 300 km² in eastern Switzerland is an exceptional example of the mountain-forming process and is considered fundamental to our understanding of plate tectonics.

Young free climber conquers the world

This content was published on Dec 11, 2009

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Finn the bear is out of the woods

This content was published on Dec 7, 2009 Authorities at the Bern Bear Park said the four-year-old bruin was no longer limping around. He had a quiet weekend but was still hungry. Vets have yet to decide whether Finn will be X-rayed under general anaesthesia or whether he must be operated on. Finn took a shot in November after attacking a mentally handicapped…

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In Bangladesh, climate change is not all bad

This content was published on Dec 5, 2009 The effects can be seen a 45-minute flight and two-hour drive north of the capital Dhaka, where a shorter monsoon and longer dry season have affected the crops people in Sunamganj district are growing. The stories do not follow the doom-and-gloom narrative of rising water levels and washed-out villages. Overall, they like how things have…

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Protecting Bangladesh

This content was published on Dec 3, 2009 In the coastal areas of Bangladesh, the lives and livelihoods of millions of people have been hard hit by devastating cyclones in 2007 and 2009. The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) is helping to restore normalcy, while trying to shield the area from future cyclones. (Justin Häne, swissinfo.ch 03.12.2009)

Snow chaos at Gotthard begins to abate

This content was published on Dec 1, 2009 At least one lane is open in both directions and heavy trucks are being allowed to travel south at the rate of one a minute. Snow on Monday caused the traffic to come to a standstill at times, with both trucks and cars blocking traffic because they were not prepared for winter conditions. “An alarming…

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Subject story for videos

This content was published on Nov 30, 2009

Waterfalls fall from their heights

This content was published on Nov 30, 2009 The Lauterbrunnen valley in the Bernese Oberland promotes itself as the Valley of 72 Waterfalls – though whether this is a record, its promotional literature doesn’t say. “The soul of man is like water. It comes from heaven and rises again to heaven,” wrote Germany’s greatest poet, Goethe, after watching the play of wind and…

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Teenagers raise their voices over climate

This content was published on Nov 28, 2009 Four Swiss are participating in the international Children’s Climate Forum organised by Unicef, which starts on Saturday. The aim is to draw up recommendations to be presented to the adults’ conference. The week-long forum, which also takes place in Copenhagen, proceeds the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15), which starts on December 7. COP15 will…

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Swiss expect progress at UN climate talks

This content was published on Nov 27, 2009 However, Environment Minister Moritz Leuenberger is wary of overambitious pledges and has dismissed squabbles over percentage figures for the follow-up to the Kyoto protocol. The government confirmed that Switzerland wants to reduce carbon dioxide emissions 20 to 30 per cent by 2020 compared with 1990 levels, targets which are in line with the European Union.…

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