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Avalanches 24.11.2021
Automatic avalanche detection
Automatic avalanche detection

The SLF is developing a measuring system that automatically detects avalanches and will improve future avalanche bulletins.

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Institutional 19.10.2021
New head of SLF research unit
New head of SLF research unit

An interview with Dr Nadine Salzmann, head of the SLF's Alpine Environment and Natural Hazards research unit since mid-October.

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Snow, Avalanches 11.10.2021
How do we find the best site for a new measuring station?
How do we find the best site for a new measuring station?

The Vergeletto Valley (TI): Extensive preparation, including test operation, needed to find the best site for a new snow station.

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Natural hazards 20.09.2021
Rockfall experiments help to improve risk assessment
Rockfall experiments help to improve risk assessment

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

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Snow and avalanches
01.12.2021

The IMIS measuring network turns 25

The SLF maintains the stations of the Intercantonal Measurement and Information System IMIS, which provides important data for avalanche warning.

Snow and avalanches
26.11.2021

Avalanche bulletin as from today with hazard map

Onset of winter in the west and in the north. The avalanche bulletin appears again with the interactive hazard map.

Research
23.11.2021
ICOS Ecosystem Station Davos. Photo: Matthias Paintner

An observation network for carbon sinks

The ICOS network records carbon fluxes in order to mitigate climate change. Two stations are located in Switzerland.

Snow and avalanches
22.11.2021

Modernised snow maps

Now for the first time, the SLF snow maps are zoomable and updated daily. The data basis for the maps has been improved.

Services and products
17.11.2021

Measuring snow and ice from above

Free online course with participation of SLF scientists on satellite- and drone-based observation of the cryosphere. Join now!

Research
09.11.2021

Expeditions: from Serengeti to Siberia

What are the benefits of expeditions and why is a fly sometimes more dangerous than a bison? Find out now in the new DIAGONAL magazine!

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