Glaciers & permafrost

Avalanches slow glacier melting finds Swiss study

Glaciers survive a little longer thanks to avalanches

This content was published on Nov 26, 2025 Avalanches slow glacier melting by adding snow, but can't stop long-term decline.

The partly flooded village of Blatten, Switzerland, after a landslide submerged it.

Climate adaptation

The Alps are melting, but the villagers will not be moved

This content was published on Nov 6, 2025 Switzerland is racing to rebuild Blatten, which was crushed by a glacier. It’s a sign of the economic and emotional costs of a warming Europe.

Baume-Schneider warns of inevitable glacier collapse

Top Swiss politician warns of ‘inevitable’ glacier collapse

This content was published on Oct 20, 2025 The melting permafrost will inevitably lead to more glaciers collapsing and more rocks falling, Interior Minister Elisabeth Baume-Schneider told the UN in Geneva.

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Swiss diplomacy

Averting conflict can become Switzerland’s role in Arctic science diplomacy

This content was published on Oct 20, 2025 Switzerland is making meaningful contributions to Arctic governance and multilateral dialogue, as the Arctic becomes a geopolitical and environmental epicentre.

Up to eight centimetres less snow per decade in the Alps

Snow depth in Alps decreasing by up to 8cm per decade

This content was published on Oct 20, 2025 In the Swiss Alps, snow depth has reduced by up to 8cm every decade over the past 60 years, according to an analysis by the Swiss Avalanche Research Institute SLF.

The peaks of Pik Kurumdy (6614m) at the border triangle of Kyrgyzstan, China and Tadjikistan. The Alaj valley in the Pamir Mountains, Asia, Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan

Glaciers & permafrost

Central Asian glaciers resisted climate change. That may be ending.

This content was published on Oct 20, 2025 The glaciers of the Pamirs in Central Asia were among the few in the world that remained stable – or even grew – as others melted. According to a study, this anomaly may have come to an end.

Scientist Florian Krauss with ice core sample

Glaciers & permafrost

Frozen clues: how Antarctic ice reveals our climate past

This content was published on Oct 1, 2025 Researchers in Bern study 1.2-million-year-old Antarctic ice. Discover how ancient air bubbles reveal the secrets of Earth’s climate history.

Climate solutions

Why melting glaciers affect us all

Alpine glaciers could disappear by the end of the century. The consequences will be felt not only in the Swiss Alps but all over the planet.

The Clariden Glacier in the Swiss Central Alps in September 2025.

Glaciers & permafrost

Alpine glaciers are melting even on the highest peaks

This content was published on Oct 1, 2025 Swiss glaciers have lost a quarter of their volume in ten years. Climate change is accelerating their melting even at higher altitudes.

The ice sample extracted at a depth of 2,492 metres in Antarctica is ready for analysis.

Glaciers & permafrost

Swiss science seeks answers to climate change in Antarctic ice

This content was published on Oct 1, 2025 Researchers in Bern are studying some of the oldest ice samples on the planet. They want to shed light on one of the main mysteries of the Earth's climate.

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