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Biodiversity 04.07.2022
Chamois in climate change
Chamois in climate change

Since the last ice age, chamois have increasingly retreated into the Alpine region. It remains to be seen how climate change will affect them today.

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Natural hazards, Forest 14.06.2022
Seasonal dry weather kills off Scots pines
Seasonal dry weather kills off Scots pines

Why do Scots pines keep dying en masse in dry Alpine valleys, even without extreme drought? WSL researchers have now solved the mystery.

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Natural hazards 07.06.2022
Floods and landslides in 2021: greatest damage costs since…
Floods and landslides in 2021: greatest damage costs since…

Thunderstorms and heavy rain during the summer of 2021 caused around CHF 450 million of damage, the highest amount since 2007.

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Natural hazards, Forest 31.05.2022
Drought impedes carbon sequestration by earthworms
Drought impedes carbon sequestration by earthworms

According to a WSL study, carbon sequestration is impeded when forest soils become too dry for soil organisms.

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06.07.2022

Simulation zeigt Gletscherzukunft mit und ohne Klimaschutz

Aus Daten des Schweizer Gletscher-Monitorings glamos.ch (WSL und ETH) sind diese 3D-Visualisierungen im Tages-Anzeiger entstanden.

In the media
04.07.2022

Glacier collapse in the Dolomites: Statement by WSL

Matthias Huss, glaciologist at WSL and ETH Zurich, provides answers to the main questions.

Institutional
28.06.2022

Late WSL Director's legacy celebrated

A symposium has paid tribute to Konrad Steffen, who died in an accident in 2020; he leaves a lasting mark on climate and glacier research.

Institutional
20.06.2022

Glacier named after Konrad Steffen

Greenland honours the former director of WSL with a glacier named after him.

Research
16.06.2022

Mapping of wood ants in Switzerland is online

Where do the five main species of wood ants in Switzerland potentially live? New maps provide information.

Research
09.06.2022

With shovel and lab coat: WSL's detectives at work

Who eats whom in deadwood? What do treerings reveal about the climate? Read how researchers find out in the new DIAGONAL magazine!

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21. to 27. August 2022 21 to 27 August 2022

Summer School FORBIODIV: Biodiversity, a key element for temperate forest ecosystems

Summer School jointly organized by the WSL Biodiversity Center, the SwissForestLab and NFZ.

28. August to 2. September 2022 28 August to 2 September 2022

Blue-Green Biodiversity at INTECOL

The International Association for Ecology (INTECOL) encourages ecological science and its application around the world for over 50 years. The…

20. September 2022 20 September 2022

Klimawandel, Netto-Null, und wir

Wir sind dabei, das Klima zu verändern, und die Auswirkungen werden weitreichend sein. Doch in einer Welt der Fake News, des Streits um die…

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