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Natural hazards 09.10.2020
Rockfall tests in realistic conditions
Rockfall tests in realistic conditions

The initial results of an Innosuisse project are now available as a WSL report.

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Natural hazards 10.09.2020
High-tech rocks in the forest
High-tech rocks in the forest

Like trees, dead wood helps to prevent rockfall, initial SLF research results suggest.

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Natural hazards 27.08.2020
Hiking: What dangers are posed by climate change?
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.

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Mountain ecosystems 25.08.2020
Local cooling provided by broad-leaved trees in Europe
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.

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Logbuch
23.10.2020

Sledges and polar bears

The "Polarstern" is back from the Arctic. Ruzica Dadic reports on the challenges the team faced until the very end.

Research
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.

Institutional
25.09.2020

SLF wins Albert Mountain Award

The SLF is recognised for its mountain services with an Albert Mountain Award.

Logbuch
02.09.2020
A happy Amy working on the ice. Photo: E.Salganik

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…

Services and products
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.

Institutional
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.

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