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The new grant, in memory of the former director of WSL, should strengthen cooperative research on natural hazards between Switzerland and Greenland.

Peter Bebi is the head of the CERC, the new SLF research centre combining expertise on climate change, extreme events and natural hazards.

Birgit Ottmer, Head of Communications, is a new member of the WSL Directorate.

Despite lots of snow in winter and a mild summer, the Swiss glaciers have lost about 400 million tonnes of ice since September 2020.

This year's summer school focused on forest monitoring and was attended by 24 enthusiastic students from all over the world.

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

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

In a difficult year, WSL launched major interdisciplinary initiatives with partner organizations and published more than ever.

"Forest Functioning under Air Pollution and Climate Change", August 2021 in Davos: enrollment open for PhD, Postdocs and MSc in their last year.

Data from Glacier Monitoring in Switzerland (GLAMOS) shows: the volume of Swiss glaciers has continued to decline in summer 2020.

Leg 3 of MOSAiC takes 3 months longer than planned. The WSL remote sensing installation threatened by ice crack finally allows good data collection.

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]

The Summer School FORMON for PhD, postdocs and master students will take place in Davos from 23 to 29 August. Apply by May 1st.

20 years ago, hurricane Lothar caused tremendous damage. Meanwhile, more robust, species-rich forests have regrown in many places.

SLF researcher David Wagner reports on how the MOSAiC expedition team have found a suitable ice floe for their stay in the Arctic Ocean.

SLF researcher Yves Bühler is fascinated by New Zealand's natural environment – especially its spectacular avalanches. Read more in the blog.

The Federal Council has elected Michael Hengartner, Rector of the University of Zurich, as President of the ETH Board.

Professor Alexandre Buttler, head of the WSL Lausanne site and former member of the WSL management, is retiring today.

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.

Floods, landslides and debris flows caused some CHF 200 million of damage in Switzerland in 2018.