Research 08.05.2024
25 years ago: May floods in Switzerland
25 years ago: May floods in Switzerland

25 years ago, the Central Plateau was flooded: a retrospective view on the May floods of 1999, their causes, and consequences.

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Research 30.04.2024
AI - Avalanche Intelligence at the SLF
AI - Avalanche Intelligence at the SLF

Machine-trained algorithms assess the current avalanche situation just as well as humans - with different strengths and weaknesses.

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Research 23.04.2024
Wildfire danger to increase due to climate change
Wildfire danger to increase due to climate change

Researchers expect an elevated danger of weather-related wildfires in the Alpine Foreland from 2040 onwards due to climate change.

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Research 05.04.2024
Amazingly similar amounts of snow at altitude
Amazingly similar amounts of snow at altitude

The winters of 1974/75 and 2023/24 show surprisingly striking similarities at the beginning of April - in terms of snow depth and avalanche conditions.

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Research
08.05.2024

How much water is in one cubic metre of fresh snow? Why is the answer to this question important? SLF researcher Tobias Jonas explains.

Institutional
22.04.2024

Savings by the federal government will lead to drastic measures in research and administration over the next five years.

Research
08.04.2024

Rising temperatures are causing meteorites in the Antarctic to disappear from the ice surface. With that, a lot of knowledge is being lost.

Institutional
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The new WSL Strategy 2035 builds on the institute's many years of experience to address the challenges of global change.

Institutional
25.03.2024

Open doors at the SLF in Davos, SNSF funding for two major projects, and a new member joining the directorate: WSL's highlights of 2023.

Research
14.03.2024

Communities in water and on land are responding similarly to climate change. One surprising exception may be the plankton.