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Experts size up glaciers as they melt away

This content was published on Jul 16, 2007 Research is underway to determine the effects of this and to prepare for the worst. The most recent glacial period ended about 10,000 years ago. With Europe covered by ice, only the highest alpine summits were exposed, and the climate was not only cold, but dry as well. In more recent times, the cooling period…

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Sun takes chill out of Swiss summer

This content was published on Jul 16, 2007 The thermometer climbed to 34.4° Celsius in Reckenholz near Zurich, with the main cities also recording levels above 30°. The reverse side of the coin was that ozone levels increased dramatically. The high temperatures followed the hottest weekend of the year – in stark contrast to last Tuesday when the thermometer had reached only 13°C.…

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Aerial aces take to the Alpine air

This content was published on Jul 14, 2007 Set against the stunning backdrop of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau mountains, 13 of the world’s most skilful pilots took to the Swiss sky on Saturday. The fifth race of the season was won on Sunday by British pilot Paul Bonhomme. Race organisers said they were satisfied with the turnout over a scorching two days…

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A climate change holiday

This content was published on Jul 5, 2007

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Resort learns to manage climate catastrophes

This content was published on Jun 13, 2007 No one doubts that the natural beauty of the Alps is the Swiss tourist industry’s main draw card, but nature can turn ugly – as it did in August 2005 when flooding cut Engelberg off from the rest of the world. Nearly two years later, road crews are still repairing the road above a reinforced…

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Swiss back Geneva disaster coordination role

This content was published on Jun 5, 2007 Swiss Secretary of State Michael Ambühl made his comments on Tuesday at the launch of the United Nations-sponsored Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in Geneva. “It’s important that investment in reducing disaster risk becomes a coordinated, long-term priority in development work,” the senior Swiss diplomat told 600 delegates at the meeting. “In the future…

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Ivory takes centre stage at species meeting

This content was published on Jun 3, 2007 The official position comes ahead of a major international conference on species protection at The Hague in the Netherlands, which started on Sunday. A total of 171 countries are attending the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Cites), which is held every three years. The agreement, of which Switzerland…

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Concern grows over threatened biodiversity

This content was published on May 22, 2007 Two non-governmental organisations, WWF Switzerland and Pro Natura, believe that it is high time that the Swiss government acts to preserve biodiversity. Pro Natura’s Urs Tester told swissinfo that the number of endangered plants, birds, fish and other animals in Switzerland was simply astonishing. “About half of the country’s flora and fauna are endangered or…

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Alpine resorts could feel the summer heat

This content was published on May 21, 2007 Higher temperatures could mean more natural disasters and changes to the landscape, but could also bring in more tourists as well, say experts. But how will Swiss resorts react? Although it is widely thought that some low-lying alpine resorts may go out of business as the snowline rises in winter, the consequences of global warming…

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