Glaciers & permafrost

Permafrost thawing: protecting endangered mountain infrastructure in the Swiss Alps

Stabilising permafrost in the Swiss Alps

This content was published on Jul 16, 2025 Elizaveta Sharaborova, a Swiss-based researcher, explains how her solar-powered prototype can stabilise thawing permafrost threatening Alpine infrastructure.

Lenk Glacier Lake drained without complications

Glaciers & permafrost

Swiss glacier lake drains without causing flooding damage

This content was published on Jul 7, 2025 The Faverges glacial lake on the Plaine Morte above Lenk in the Bernese Oberland drained over the weekend. There was no flooding or damage, the authorities announced on Monday.

Swiss glaciers have lost the mass accumulated over the winter

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Swiss glaciers lose winter snow and ice covering

This content was published on Jul 4, 2025 Swiss glaciers lose all the snow and ice accumulated over the winter and are now losing mass.

Climate change increases earthquake risk on the Mont Blanc massif

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Study finds climate change increases earthquake risk on Mont Blanc

This content was published on Jul 2, 2025 Climate change has sharply increased earthquake risk on the Mont Blanc massif according to a new study.

Researchers in Switzerland have tested the use of fibre optics on several Alpine glaciers (picture shows the Rhone Glacier).

Glaciers & permafrost

Fibre optics on glaciers open new frontiers for natural disaster predictions

This content was published on Jun 29, 2025 The fibre-optic cables we use to surf the Internet and make phone calls could help us predict a landslide or the collapse of a glacier.

Climate adaptation

Saving lives in the shadow of melting giants

This content was published on Jun 25, 2025 As climate change threatens the Himalayas, Switzerland brings its Alpine disaster prevention expertise to India.

The permafrost in Switzerland has thawed further

Permafrost in Switzerland continues to thaw

This content was published on Jun 17, 2025 The permafrost in the Swiss Alps is thawing faster and faster. The thawed top layers of permafrost have never been as thick as they were last year. This is shown by the latest data from the Swiss permafrost monitoring network Permos.

Landslide in Blatten VS causes 320 million francs in damage

Landslide in Blatten causes CHF320 million in damage

This content was published on Jun 17, 2025 The landslide in Blatten VS and the resulting floods caused damage totalling CHF 320 million. Around CHF 260 million of this was due to damage to buildings and household contents, according to estimates by Swiss private insurers.

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Blatten (VS): Karin Keller-Sutter, 'devastating'.

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Swiss president visits region affected by glacier collapse

This content was published on May 31, 2025 Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter spoke with communities affected by the Birch glacier collapse, which buried the village of Blatten.

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