Previous 1 2 3 4 5 Next 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. 15.03.2018 Severe flood and landslide damage and eight deaths in 2017 2017 saw the highest cost of damage caused by flooding, landslides, debris flows, rockfall and rock avalanches since 2007. 07.03.2018 Back to Davos Matthias Jaggi has returned safely to the SLF. In his last blog entry, he looks back at a fascinating expedition. 07.03.2018 Back to Davos Matthias Jaggi has returned safely to the SLF. In his last blog entry, he looks back at a fascinating expedition (in German). 21.02.2018 Crossing to Tasmania Matthias Jaggi is relieved that a big storm doesn't brew and enjoys the crossing. He lands with a strange feeling (read in German). 20.02.2018 Apply for the coolest summer job in the world Apply before February 25th, to participate in an arctic climate expedition next summer with four other young people. 16.02.2018 How are avalanche bulletins produced? The avalanche warning service has a wide range of data at its disposal, including measurements, observations, assessments and model results. Previous 1 2 3 4 5 Next
