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Natural hazards 15.09.2022
Making risk visible
Making risk visible

The SLF's Risk and Resilience research group is developing software tools to better assess the risk of natural hazards.

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Mountain ecosystems 25.08.2022
How are mountain habitats changing?
How are mountain habitats changing?

The SLF's Mountain Ecosystems research group investigates how climate change and changes in land use are affecting mountain habitats.

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22.08.2022
A historical perspective on glacial retreat
A historical perspective on glacial retreat

Researchers at ETH Zurich and WSL have for the first time reconstructed the extent of Switzerland’s glacier ice loss in the 20th century.

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Avalanches 26.07.2022
What do slab avalanches have to do with earthquakes?
What do slab avalanches have to do with earthquakes?

Slab avalanches cause the highest number of fatalities each year. Researches are now smoothing the way for more effective risk forecasts.

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28.09.2022

Swiss glaciers are melting more than ever before

2022 was a disastrous year for Swiss glaciers: all ice melt records were smashed.

Meetings and Conferences
26.09.2022

Start of the International Symposium on Snow 2022

Around 150 snow researchers are taking part in the international scientific conference on snow in Davos this week.

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09.09.2022

A year in Davos

Snow researcher Ruzica Dadic is spending a year as a fellow at the SLF. In this blog she charts the pitfalls faced by her and her family.

Research
01.09.2022

What impact do organisms have on plant communities?

SLF researcher Anne Kempel explains in the video how she wants to find out in a worldwide project.

Institutional
31.08.2022

Andreas Rigling leaves the WSL Directorate

After almost thirty years, the acclaimed forest researcher is leaving the WSL and thus stepping down from the Directorate.

Events
29.08.2022

Practice meets science – register now

From the 6th to 10th February 2023 SLF will be holding another International Advanced Training Course on Snow and Avalanches in English.

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