Previous 1 2 3 4 5 Next 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. 03.05.2020 Fires in beech forests threaten protective function Burnt beech forests provide less protection against natural hazards than intact woods. A new WSL Fact Sheet describes the fire and vegetation dynamics. [in german] 09.03.2020 Summer School FORMON (Long-term Forest Monitoring) The Summer School FORMON for PhD, postdocs and master students will take place in Davos from 23 to 29 August. Apply by May 1st. 16.12.2019 Reinvigorated forests 20 years after windstorm Lothar 20 years ago, hurricane Lothar caused tremendous damage. Meanwhile, more robust, species-rich forests have regrown in many places. 14.11.2019 An ice floe that researchers can call home SLF researcher David Wagner reports on how the MOSAiC expedition team have found a suitable ice floe for their stay in the Arctic Ocean. 23.10.2019 Solitude, penguins and avalanches SLF researcher Yves Bühler is fascinated by New Zealand's natural environment – especially its spectacular avalanches. Read more in the blog. 04.09.2019 New President of the ETH Board The Federal Council has elected Michael Hengartner, Rector of the University of Zurich, as President of the ETH Board. 31.07.2019 Professor Alexandre Buttler retired Professor Alexandre Buttler, head of the WSL Lausanne site and former member of the WSL management, is retiring today. 14.06.2019 The world's largest debris-flow force plate is back The WSL has replaced the force plate used to measure debris-flows in the Illgraben gully near Leuk (VS). It delivered its first data on June 10. 14.03.2019 Flood and landslide damage hits a 10-year high in 2018 Floods, landslides and debris flows caused some CHF 200 million of damage in Switzerland in 2018. 07.03.2019 Anna M. Hersperger elected to the WSL-Directorate The ETH Board appointed landscape researcher Anna M. Hersperger as a member of the WSL-Directorate. 15.01.2019 Termination of extra snow-and-avalanche-situation reports The extraordinary avalanche situation has passed. The avalanche danger levels are diminishing. 14.01.2019 Extraordinary snow and avalanche situation - Monday, 14.01.2019, 5:00 pm Avalanche danger is diminishing, isolated large-sized naturally triggered avalanches possible 14.01.2019 Extraordinary snow and avalanche situation - Monday, 14.01.2019, 9:00 am Regionally very high avalanche danger in the Swiss Alps 13.01.2019 Extraordinary snow-and-avalanche situation – Sunday, 7:00 pm Regionally very high avalanche danger in the Swiss Alps 13.01.2019 Extraordinary snow and avalanche situation - Sunday 12:30 Extraordinary snow and avalanche situation 12.07.2018 Snow and avalanche courses As in previous years, SLF offers several courses about snow and avalanches. Registration is open now. 02.07.2018 Half-time: one-nil for the larch tortrix Spectacular outbreak of the larvae of the grey larch tortrix in Engadine and Valais: the trees look ill, but will recover within short time. 23.03.2018 Biodiversity in Europe and Central Asia on the decline Biodiversity continues to decline in every region of the world, significantly reducing nature’s capacity to contribute to people’s well-being. 19.03.2018 Avalanche types Most large avalanches have a distinct fracture line. Read more for a synopsis of the different avalanches types. Previous 1 2 3 4 5 Next
