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“Father of the Himalayas” makes last trip

This content was published on Jan 14, 2012 Along with Jacques Piccard and Nicolas Bouvier, Gansser was part of a group of Swiss adventurers and travellers of the 20th century who helped put Switzerland on the world map – and put the world on Switzerland’s map. He was also a professor and photographer who brought passion to every aspect of his rich and…

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Winter guests

This content was published on Jan 7, 2012 Every year, hundreds of thousands of water fowl spend the winter in Switzerland. For the past 60 years, volunteers have counted them, with results that show how important Swiss waterways are as a refuge for these birds.

Storm causes transport chaos

This content was published on Jan 6, 2012 Railway lines in some mountain areas were blocked and flights in and out of the main airport in Zurich were disrupted. The Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (MGB) reported on Friday morning that certain railway lines, including the stretch between Göschenen and Andermatt, were still blocked. Several sections of the Jungfrau railway were also closed. Swiss Federal…

Switzerland attracts fewer birds this winter

This content was published on Jan 5, 2012 Geese and gulls, which normally spend the coldest months at lakes in central Switzerland, are staying put in the North, spokesman Michael Schaad told the Swiss News Agency. “If the weather conditions are favourable the birds conserve the energy they would expend on the journey and stay on in the North,” he said, adding “if…

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Bottled message returns home after 30 years

This content was published on Jan 4, 2012 It included a fervent request that the finder should return it to the sender – and that’s just what she did after picking it up on a beach near Cape Town. Werner Kühnis told the Swiss News Agency that he had been astonished to receive a letter from South Africa, since he knew no one…

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Wintergäste * ORIGINAL *

This content was published on Jan 4, 2012 Jedes Jahr verbringen mehrere Hunderttausend Wasservögel den Winter in der Schweiz. Seit sechzig Jahren werden sie alljährlich von Freiwilligen gezählt. Nun präsentiert die Schweizer Vogelwarte die Ergebnisse, welche die Bedeutung der Schweiz als Winterquartier für Europas Wasservögel aufzeigt.

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Snow causes train derailment near Andermatt

This content was published on Dec 25, 2011 The incident occurred around 2.45pm near the Andermatt train station. The train was carrying about 30 people, none of whom were injured. All passengers were transferred to the chairlift between Andermatt and Nätschen, train company Matterhorn-Gotthard Bahn said in a statement. The company said traffic on the line would be disrupted for the rest of…

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White Christmas expected only in the mountains

This content was published on Dec 24, 2011 Up to 150 centimetres of snow has fallen in the mountains since Tuesday, but mild weather had raised the snow line to around 800 metres by Friday. The prospects for skiers look good: Swiss-German public television’s Meteo programme has predicted two to four times as much snow as normal at Christmas. With the heavy snow…

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Revised CO2 law reflects uneasy compromise

This content was published on Dec 22, 2011 The compromise reached by both chambers during the current winter session is a response to a people’s initiative launched by environmental groups in 2007 which calls for a 30 per cent reduction on 1990 levels of carbon dioxide emissions by 2020. In concrete terms, the revision of the law on CO2 calls for 10.5 million…

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Ski resorts given gift of white Christmas

This content was published on Dec 22, 2011 More than half a metre of fresh snow has fallen in some parts of the Swiss Alps since Tuesday. After a dry autumn that was the second warmest on record, wet weather – and with it snow in higher regions – returned in the first week of December. Many ski areas including popular resorts like…

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