Image of the day: Glacial collapse devastates Swiss villageNews
Muser NewsDeskMay 31, 2025
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Image of the day: Glacial collapse devastates Swiss village
A catastrophic glacial collapse in the Swiss Alps triggered a massive landslide on 28 May 2025, engulfing much of the village of Blatten in the…

Switzerland monitoring for flood risk after huge glacier collapseNews
SourceMay 29, 2025
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Switzerland monitoring for flood risk after huge glacier collapse
Geneva, Switzerland | AFP Swiss authorities were on Thursday monitoring for possible flood risk in a southern valley, following a massive glacier collapse that created…

Village partially destroyed in Swiss glacier collapseNews
SourceMay 28, 2025
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Village partially destroyed in Swiss glacier collapse
Geneva, Switzerland | AFP A massive glacier collapse on Wednesday in southern Switzerland partially destroyed the small village of Blatten, which had been completely evacuated…

Image of the day: Basel – where borders meetNews
Muser NewsDeskMay 17, 2025
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Image of the day: Basel – where borders meet
Captured on 10 May 2025 by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite, this striking image reveals the Swiss city of Basel, perched at the juncture of three…

Carbon capture startup Climeworks to cut staffNews
SourceMay 17, 2025
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Carbon capture startup Climeworks to cut staff
Swiss firm Climeworks, which has pioneered the direct capture of CO2 using huge industrial fans in Iceland, is holding talks with staff representatives to cut…

Image of the day: Jungfraujoch railway stationNews
Muser NewsDeskMarch 29, 2025
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Image of the day: Jungfraujoch railway station
Perched at an altitude of 3,454 meters, Jungfraujoch is Europe’s highest railway station and a popular observation point in the Swiss Alps. Situated between the…

Switzerland’s glaciers could vanish by 2100 without emissions cutsNews
SourceMarch 24, 2025
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Switzerland’s glaciers could vanish by 2100 without emissions cuts
Switzerland’s glaciers are in increasingly poor shape. If greenhouse gas emissions are not cut drastically soon, they could cease to exist by 2100 – so…

Image of the day: Valais, SwitzerlandNews
Muser NewsDeskMarch 6, 2025
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Image of the day: Valais, Switzerland
Nestled in the heart of the Alps, Valais is one of Switzerland’s most striking regions, known for its towering peaks, vast glaciers, and picturesque valleys.…

Challenges and potential for underground CO₂ storage in SwitzerlandScience
SourceMarch 1, 2025
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Challenges and potential for underground CO₂ storage in Switzerland
In brief: Storing CO₂ underground in SwitzerlandResearchers at ETH Zurich have investigated whether CO₂ can be permanently stored underground in the Swiss Alps by compiling…

Swiss vote rejects placing ecology at heart of constitutionNews
SourceFebruary 9, 2025
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Swiss vote rejects placing ecology at heart of constitution
Geneva, Switzerland | AFP Swiss voters on Sunday firmly rejected a referendum proposal put forward by green politicians to enshrine respect for the planet's natural…

Energy revolution beneath our feetNews
Muser NewsDeskDecember 18, 2024
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Energy revolution beneath our feet
Deep underground lies a largely untapped source of carbon-neutral energy that holds immense potential: geothermal heat. Compact, consistent, and environmentally friendly, it promises energy independence…

Image of the day: Alpine resorts open for the season after recent snowfallsNews
SourceNovember 27, 2024
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Image of the day: Alpine resorts open for the season after recent snowfalls
Many ski resorts in the Alps have welcomed the new ski season thanks to heavy snowfall after the recent Arctic blast which hit Europe in…

Despite snowy winter, Swiss glaciers ‘on track to disappear’: monitorNews
SourceOctober 1, 2024
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Despite snowy winter, Swiss glaciers ‘on track to disappear’: monitor
By Elodie LE MAOU with Agnès PEDRERO in Geneva | AFP Gletsch, Switzerland - A snowy winter provided no respite for Switzerland's glaciers, which shed…

Seven dead after storms lash France, SwitzerlandNews
SourceJune 30, 2024
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Seven dead after storms lash France, Switzerland
Geneva, Switzerland (AFP) (UPDATED) - Ferocious storms and torrential rains that lashed France, Switzerland and Italy this weekend have left seven people dead, local authorities…

Swiss approve law boosting renewable energy generationNews
SourceJune 9, 2024
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Swiss approve law boosting renewable energy generation
By Agnes PEDRERO | AFP Geneva, Switzerland - Switzerland approved a law on Sunday aimed at accelerating the development of renewable energies, as part of…

Rapid glacier melting erases vital climate records: A blow to Ice Memory initiativeScience
Adrian AlexandreJanuary 27, 2024
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Rapid glacier melting erases vital climate records: A blow to Ice Memory initiative
In a disheartening revelation for climate researchers, a recent study conducted by the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), in collaboration with the University of Fribourg, Ca'…
