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Research 23.04.2024
Wildfire danger to increase due to climate change
Wildfire danger to increase due to climate change

Researchers expect an elevated danger of weather-related wildfires in the Alpine Foreland from 2040 onwards due to climate change.

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Research 05.04.2024
Amazingly similar amounts of snow at altitude
Amazingly similar amounts of snow at altitude

The winters of 1974/75 and 2023/24 show surprisingly striking similarities at the beginning of April - in terms of snow depth and avalanche conditions.

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Der Morgenzug der Berninabahn kämpft sich am 29. März mit vorgespanntem Spurpflug durch den Triebschnee über den Berninapass. (Foto: Ernst Demonti)
 
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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Oberhalb von Davos in der Näher der Stafelalp Mitte Februar: Die Schneemassen vom Anfang der Saision schmelzen im warmen Sonnenlicht zusehends. (Foto: Jochen Bettzieche / SLF)
 

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Institutional
22.04.2024

Cost-cutting measures at WSL

Savings by the federal government will lead to drastic measures in research and administration over the next five years.

Research
08.04.2024

Global warming is sinking meteorites

Rising temperatures are causing meteorites in the Antarctic to disappear from the ice surface. With that, a lot of knowledge is being lost.

Institutional
26.03.2024

WSL Strategy 2035

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

WSL Annual Report 2023

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

Impact of climate change on biodiversity

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

Research
07.03.2024

Storms 2023: major local damage, no fatalities

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.

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