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18.01.2021
Climate change could spell trouble for Swiss stone pine
Climate change could spell trouble for Swiss stone pine

The Swiss stone pine may be unable to adapt fast enough to climate change, a genetic study finds, and could become locally extinct.

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Avalanches 23.12.2020
Snowshoeing – Watch out for avalanches!
Snowshoeing – Watch out for avalanches!

Snowshoeing is becoming more and more popular, but the same rule applies as with other winter sports: beware of avalanches.

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Institutional 21.12.2020
75th anniversary of the Avalanche Bulletin
75th anniversary of the Avalanche Bulletin

The SLF issued its first avalanche bulletin on 21 December 1945. Major changes and continuous improvements have been made over the years.

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Avalanches 16.12.2020
Our avalanche forecasters introduce themselves
Our avalanche forecasters introduce themselves

Who is behind the avalanche bulletin and what do avalanche forecasters do in summer? In the video interview, three of them give exciting insights.

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11.02.2021

I am a researcher because…

February 11 is International Day of Women and Girls in Science! We asked WSL female researchers why they chose their profession.

Research
28.01.2021

A new take on an old mystery

Avalanche simulations provide a possible explanation for the mysterious death of nine ski hikers in the Ural Mountains 60 years ago.

Institutional
04.01.2021
Blockgletscher oberhalb der Alp Flix. Der Blockgletscher selbst sieht aus wie eine Geröllhalde. Allerdings wird das Gestein durch die Vergletscherung so befestigt, dass die Neigungswinkel viel steiler sind als bei lockerem, frei liegendem Geröll. Der grau-beige Blockgletscher ist links und rechts von grünen Hängen eingerahmt.

New CERC research centre officially starts work

Across six research groups, the CERC will investigate issues arising from climate change, extreme events and natural hazards in alpine regions.

Snow and avalanches
14.12.2020

White Risk: New tour planning module

The avalanche prevention portal now includes new functions, including the automatic recognition of potential cruxes.

Snow and avalanches
03.12.2020

Avalanche bulletin from today with hazard map

Heavy snowfall is predicted for the southern flank of the Alps and the Engadine. The avalanche bulletin appears again with the interactive hazard map.

Snow and avalanches
03.12.2020

The avalanche bulletin turns 75!

We celebrate the anniversary in December with a series of news items. Find out here, for example, how the avalanche bulletin is produced.

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