Yearly temperature and precipitation variation and extremes have previously been underestimated in comparison to longer-term climatic trends. These findings were just published in an early release issue from the renowned journal Nature Climate Change.

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Surprising details on changes in Earth’s climate: Even though temperatures in Northern Greenland were 5-8 degrees Celsius higher than today, the thickness of the ice sheet was only a few hundred meters lower. A new study has now been published in "Nature".

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Auch wenn es in den Waadtländer Bergregionen in Zukunft weniger schneit, wird sich der Tourismus an das veränderte Klima anpassen können und weiterhin zahlreiche Wintersportaktivitäten ermöglichen. Zu diesem Schluss kommt ein Forschungsbericht der WSL.

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Socio-cultural disruptions in Eastern Europe during the past millennium coincided with periods of decreased temperature, and recent temperatures in this region are warmer than at any previous time during this period. These two key findings derive from a dendrochronological study published in the journal PNAS.

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Because of shrub encroachment, peatlands may not be able to continue fulfilling their role as the most effective carbon stocking ecosystems. Researchers discovered complex plant-microbe interactions at the root of this worldwide vegetation change. New report published online in Nature Climate Change.

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Viele Konsumenten erwarten, dass ein Alpkäse mit viel Handarbeit hergestellt worden ist. In den Augen von Käsehändlern birgt die zunehmende Zahl grosser Alpkäsereien deshalb das Risiko, das traditionelle Verfahren verloren gehen.

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Die Schäden der Edelkastanien- Gallwespe in der Südschweiz scheinen im dritten Befallsjahr etwas zurückzugehen. Bedeutet das, dass die kritische Phase jeweils drei Jahre nach dem Erstbefall vorüber ist, oder wird sich die Seuche zyklisch weiterentwickeln? Nur ein langfristiges Beobachtungsprogramm könnte die notwendigen Antworten liefern.

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The WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF publishes for the first time the completely renewed avalanche bulletin. Based on a zoomable, interactive danger map, the information is clearly presented. The principal distribution channels are the internet and a smartphone app.

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An international research team under the lead of Ulf Büntgen and Simon Egli from the Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, now for the first time link a continuous decline of the Périgord truffle (Tuber melanosporum) with long-term Mediterranean summer drying.

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When forest owners believe in and see the effects of climate change, they are more likely to have taken adaptive measures. These two personal factors almost completely explain and predict forest owners´ adaptation to climate change.

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