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The shape of rocks is a key factor in assessing rockfall hazard. This is the conclusion of a new SLF study.

From the 14th to 18th February 2022 SLF will be holding another international advanced snow and avalanche course in Davos. Register now!

To study types of snow and thus improve climate models, SLF snow researchers were on a polar expedition. Read more in the new DIAGONAL.

A new research consortium with participation of SLF-researcher Michael Lehning aims to promote decentralized renewable energy production.

Where can which tree species thrive in forests? A WSL team has created maps showing the distribution of woody plants throughout Switzerland.

How does WSL deal with resources, how large is its CO2 footprint? The Environmental Report 20182020 explains it in detail.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change publishes its 6th scientific analysis of the global climate. A WSL researcher is co-author.

We are investigating the impact of forest structures on the groundwater balance and their ability to protect against landslides.

Environmental engineer Giulia Mazzotti has received an ETH medal for her outstanding doctoral thesis on snow processes in forests. Congratulations!

A huge mass of ice is threatening to fall from a glacier at the Italian side of Mont Blanc. Computer simulations help to determine safety measures.

Most of the damage resulted from floods triggered by thunderstorms or persistent rain, with the Lucerne region and Ticino being particularly affected.

Nature against stress, medicine from the cold and the forest facing new challenges: The new issue of DIAGONAL is all about health.

Researchers at WSL, SLF, ETH and the University of Zurich collaborated on the analysis of the devastating flood wave in the Indian Himalayas.

The Swiss Federal Council has appointed Professor Beate Jessel as the new Director of WSL. She will take up her post on 1 September 2021.

A recent study has found that younger spruce forests are more susceptible to natural disturbances than those that already existed before 1880.

A new study of Scientists at EPFL and SLF shows how renewable energy can ensure optimal CO2 neutrality and energy independence.

Snowmelt in forests is difficult to calculate, but thanks to innovative measuring systems and modelling, this can now be done more effectively.

WSL's first hiking guide allows users to discover Valais on foot while learning about research into forests, climate history and avalanches.

Researchers have reconstructed the recent mass balance of glaciers in High Mountain Asia. Only 60 % of the annual melt was replenished by snow.

A review study shows: Many species cannot keep up with increasing warming, although they move to higher altitudes.