Research 22.03.2024
Researching the spread of drought
Researching the spread of drought

In every third case, a prolonged drought leads to dried-up rivers. More rarely, drought has a negative impact on groundwater.

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Research 13.03.2024
"It won't be as cold as it used to be."
"It won't be as cold as it used to be."

SLF climatologist Christoph Marty joins us for an interview to explain why it can snow even in mild winters, and to take a look into the future.

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Research 07.03.2024
Research on a rope
Research on a rope

SLF physicist Lars Mewes is investigating snow crystals' direction of growth and analysing snow profiles at the Aletsch Glacier.

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Research 05.03.2024
"The snow has to be CT scanned"
"The snow has to be CT scanned"

He's back! Having returned from Antarctica, SLF technician Matthias Jaggi talks about his findings, future work and traffic.

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NEWS

Institutional
26.03.2024

The new WSL Strategy 2035 builds on the institute's many years of experience to address the challenges of global change.

Institutional
25.03.2024

Open doors at the SLF in Davos, SNSF funding for two major projects, and a new member joining the directorate: WSL's highlights of 2023.

Research
14.03.2024

Communities in water and on land are responding similarly to climate change. One surprising exception may be the plankton.

Research
07.03.2024

Floods, debris flows, landslides, and rockfall events caused damage of around 75 million Swiss francs in 2023. This was the result of the annual evaluation of the storm damage database by the WSL.

Snow and avalanches
04.03.2024

The least snow in at least 60 years, average accident figures - the 2022/23 winter report is published. (in German)

Research
28.02.2024

Cheaper and more environmentally friendly than helicopters and aeroplanes: a consortium is testing large drones with laser scanners, the SLF is involved.