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High-tech radar sounds out snowfall

This content was published on Oct 31, 2009 Combined with knowledge gained from weather sensors across the valley, the results could help scientists improve avalanche prediction in a tough mountain environment. It is a crisp day in Davos – known to many as the home of the World Economic Forum – and at an altitude of 1,500 metres, the highest town in Europe.…

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Group slams “pathetic” climate goals

This content was published on Oct 30, 2009 Rosemarie Bär, a former Green member of parliament, who now coordinates development aid for the umbrella group Alliance Sud, called on the government to keep its promise to follow the recommendations of the Intergovernmental Group on Climate Change. The IGCC wants industrialised countries to cut their greenhouse gas emissions by 25 to 40 per cent…

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Fields more susceptible to drought

This content was published on Oct 27, 2009 A map based on data collected between 1980 and 2006 by the federal agricultural research station Agroscope demonstrates that potentially drought-susceptible regions extend beyond the country’s traditionally dry areas. Research showed that over the 25-year span certain regions of the Rhine valley, eastern and central Switzerland and the Jura have been affected by new drought.…

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Harvest time

This content was published on Oct 26, 2009 Isabelle Eichenberger and Rolf Amiet are given a guided tour of the Ravire Château by owner Michel Savioz, a wine producer who knows how to add extra character to the very old vines of the Rhône Valley. (Production: Daniel Wihler, swissinfo.ch)

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Bern bears it all

This content was published on Oct 23, 2009 Bears have been living in the Bear Pit – a top city attraction – since 1857. But the enclosure was long criticised by animal rights activists. As of October 25, the city’s bears have more space to roam in the adjacent Bear Park. It measures over 10,000sqm.

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Rural alpine region close to striking gold

This content was published on Oct 22, 2009 The rock in the Surselva region of canton Graubünden could have the highest grade gold in the entire Alps – up to 14 grams a ton, says the mining firm, Murray Brook Minerals. The region has long been popular with amateur prospectors, who pan for gold particles in the sand of the Rhine. Courses are…

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Just the place for a party

This content was published on Oct 17, 2009

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Melting glaciers release toxins, warns study

This content was published on Oct 15, 2009 Scientists have found persistent organic pollutants (POPs) like dioxins, PCBs and DDT in sediment at the bottom of the glacier-fed Lake Oberaar in central Switzerland. But question marks remain over the potential dangers for humans or the environment. “This is the first study of its kind,” Peter Schmid, a chemist at the Swiss Federal Laboratories…

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Waste disposal reaches new high

This content was published on Oct 13, 2009 The total amount thrown away was 5.65 million metric tons, up 190,000 metric tons on 2007. About half of it was recycled. The rest was incinerated and used to produce heat and light. The office says that Switzerland has sufficient capacity to incinerate all its waste and that no more plants need to be built.…

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