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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Snow and avalanches 15.02.2024
25 years since the avalanche winter of 1999
25 years since the avalanche winter of 1999

SLF employees reflect on their experiences in the exceptionally snowy winter of 1998/99 and the insights they gained from it.

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Research for people and the environment

NEWS

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.

Logbook
21.02.2024

SLF technician Matthias Jaggi reports on his expedition to the Antarctic. Part four: last experiments, packing - and crêpes for 52 people.

Research
07.02.2024

The longest measurement series of meteorological data from the Greenland Ice Sheet is now available to everyone.