Previous 1 2 3 4 5 Next 16.10.2020 Glaciers are retreating unabated Data from Glacier Monitoring in Switzerland (GLAMOS) shows: the volume of Swiss glaciers has continued to decline in summer 2020. 09.10.2020 Rockfall tests in realistic conditions The initial results of an Innosuisse project are now available as a WSL report. 25.09.2020 SLF wins Albert Mountain Award The SLF is recognised for its mountain services with an Albert Mountain Award. 10.09.2020 High-tech rocks in the forest Like trees, dead wood helps to prevent rockfall, initial SLF research results suggest. 02.09.2020 The big melt Amy Macfarlane, post-graduate student at SLF, postponed her scheduled return and experienced by the skin of her teeth how “her” ice floe transformed back to water. More in the blog. 27.08.2020 Hiking: What dangers are posed by climate change? SLF researchers have assessed how natural hazards in the Alps are likely to change in the future and what this will mean for hikers and hiking trails. 25.08.2020 Local cooling provided by broad-leaved trees in Europe Broad-leaved trees could help to reduce some of the adverse local impacts of climate change better than needle-leaved trees. This shows a new study. 20.08.2020 Natural hazards at a glance The current situation of all natural hazards in Switzerland is shown on the newly revised federal portal www.natural-hazards.ch. 18.08.2020 In memory of Konrad Steffen The sympathy for the tragic death of our director is overwhelming. Here you can find an obituary and an online condolence book. 17.08.2020 Sea level may rise by 10 centimetres A new study, in which the late WSL Director also participated, estimates the sea-level rise caused by the melting of the Greenland ice. 05.08.2020 Blanket of rock debris protects glaciers from climate change According to a new WSL study, a larger area of the world’s glaciers than previously thought is covered with debris and thus melting slower. 04.08.2020 Glacier monitoring in the time of COVID-19 Even during lockdown, WSL glaciologist Matthias Huss had to measure glaciers – without using cable cars. Read about this experience in the blog. 22.07.2020 Long-standing Directorate member steps down Niklaus Zimmermann is stepping down from the WSL Directorate after 15 eventful years, during which he has been instrumental in shaping the WSL. 21.07.2020 20 years of PERMOS The world's first national permafrost monitoring network has documented warming of permafrost in the Swiss Alps since the year 2000. 16.07.2020 Food webs in the Swiss National Park Herbivores such as deer, snails or insects keep nutrient cycles on pastures in the National Park running. Without them, the ecosystem collapses. 18.06.2020 How are natural hazards changing in the mountains? A WSL research programme is examining the impact of climate change on rock slope failures, avalanches and debris flows and developing responses. 15.06.2020 Floods and landslides in 2019 – western Switzerland bears the brunt of damage Floods, landslides and debris flows caused some CHF 85 million of damage and resulted in five fatalities in 2019. 12.06.2020 Research centre for climate change and extremes New centre to explore climate change and natural hazards in the Alpine region. 11.06.2020 Versatile and climate-friendly Wood can be building material, CO2 storage and even a force of nature. The latest issue of Diagonal is dedicated to this renewable resource. 08.06.2020 Radiometer saved from drowning Leg 3 of MOSAiC takes 3 months longer than planned. The WSL remote sensing installation threatened by ice crack finally allows good data collection. Previous 1 2 3 4 5 Next