🍁 Trees in Europe are increasingly dying prematurely. A new WSL study on French #forests now shows that it is not only extremely dry summers but #climate anomalies in general that are driving tree mortality – particularly warm and wet springs: www.wsl.ch/en/news/why-... @lsce-ipsl.bsky.social 🌍

Why Europe’s trees are dying

Deviations from the usual climate are causing trees to die prematurely. Even favourable growing conditions can have a negative impact.

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New preprint from our group! Our PhD student Janosch Beer and several VAW members present a borehole thermometry and radar dataset on englacial temperatures across 6 small Swiss glaciers. The paper is open for community discussion on EGUsphere! Preprint: doi.org/10.5194/egus...

"Die Vorstellung eines Klebers, der den Berg zusammenhält, ist für grosse Hanginstabilitäten [...] unpassend", sagt #SLF Forscher Robert Kenner über die gängige Meinung, #Permafrost sei wie ein Kleber. Details: www.slf.ch/de/news/perm... 📷️ 1: Marcello Negrini / 2: Stefan Suhner #CERC

Permafrost – das dünne Eis des Kenntnisstands

Was haben tauender Permafrost und schmelzende Gletscher mit Felsstürzen zu tun? Permafrost-Forscher Robert Kenner fasst zusammen.

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1/3 The #GLAMOS winter snow accumulation report for Swiss glaciers in 2026 is out! Snow depth measurements on 25 glaciers across Switzerland were carried out in April/May together with colleagues from the Universities of Zurich and Fribourg. #Glaciology #SwissGlaciers

Our paper (me, @drewbrayshaw.bsky.social and Carie-Ann Hancock) providing highlights for British Columbia from the preliminary Canadian landslide database is now available at cmscontent.nrs.gov.bc.ca/geoscience/P... A bit thanks for all the 15 contributors for their ongoing support.

Weathered rock layers beneath the soil influence how groundwater moves during storms. The findings of a new study, led by ETH Zurich researcher Seulgi Moon (formerly UCLA), help explain when and where shallow landslides occur and could improve hazard prediction.

A new study improves prediction of shallow landslides

Weathered rock layers beneath the soil influence how groundwater moves during storms. The findings help explain when and where shallow landslides occur and could improve hazard prediction.

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Der #Klimawandel schreitet voran. In der Schweiz ist es im Jahresmittel bereits rund 3 °C wärmer als in der vorindustriellen Zeit. Eine neue Darstellung zeigt, wann in den verschiedenen Jahreszeiten eine Erwärmung von 1, 2 und 3 °C erreicht wurde. MeteoSchweiz-Blog: https://bit.ly/4tRF7IT

📢 Paper alert! Anja Rubin et al. used surface exposure dating and runout modelling to elucidate the triggering mechanisms of the Sierre landslide, providing insights into landscape dynamics during the transition to the Holocene. Read more at ⬇️ sjg.pensoft.net/article/1803...

The Sierre landslide: chronology, dynamics, and insights into Alpine post-glacial instabilities

Today, natural disasters in alpine valleys pose a continuous threat to urban areas and infrastructure. Investigating past mass movements and assessing their return periods enhances our ability to pred...

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A new Perspective paper in Nature Communications Earth & Environment compares the 2021 Chamoli disaster with the recent Blatten avalanche. Why did one kill >200 people while the other caused only one casualty? Link to paper: www.nature.com/articles/s43...

🏔️❄️New book chapter on GLACIAL HAZARDS now published in ‘Comprehensive Cryospheric Science and Environmental Change’. Covers paraglacial landslides, permafrost degradation, ice &snow avalanches, glacier detachments, GLOFs, ice-volcano interactions Full: lnkd.in/eGtqQf8H Pre-print: lnkd.in/ek59Swfu

🔥📢 Call for Papers on Wildfires in a Changing #Climate: Impacts, #Adaptation, & Policy. This Special Issue seeks submissions that examine the economic & welfare consequences of #wildfires & smoke & evaluate policy responses. ⏰ Deadline 30 Sept 2026 🔗 tinyurl.com/ryn3epjd #OurChangingMountains

Our February 2026 MRI Newsletter is out now!🗞️✨ Glacier news, mountain updates, new research, & community announcements from around the world. Take a look & stay connected with what’s happening in #OurChangingMountains. 🔗 tinyurl.com/MRINewslette... #MountainResearch #ResearchFunding #ResearchNews

Avalanche winter of 1951: ⁠They are the cheapest and most important form of avalanche protection in terms of area – and they grow back naturally: forests. What the SLF researched after the avalanche winter of 1951: www.slf.ch/en/news/aval... ⁠ #SLF #SLFDavos #Snow #Avalanche #Winter #forest

The ETH Swiss GeoLab, a newly established applied research facility, is recruiting an experienced administrative professional as Office Manager. Be part of the pioneering GeoLab and contribute to its operational foundations and workplace culture.

Office Manager at ETH Swiss GeoLab

ETH Zurich is establishing the ETH Swiss GeoLab, a pioneering applied research facility located in Lucerne (initially based in Zurich). The GeoLab focuses on multidisciplinary collaboration and…

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#Job am #SLF in #Davos: Für die Forschungsgruppe #Schutzmassnahmen suchen wir eine/n neue/n Mitarbeiter/in. Zu den Aufgaben gehören u.a. Gutachter- und Beratertätigkeit und die Planung von Schutzmassnahmen. Alle Infos und Bewerbung: apply.refline.ch/273855/1836/...

🌄 New #MeteoSwiss research: Swiss lowlands heat up faster in autumn & winter as fog declines, while mid-elevations warm more in spring due to snow loss. ➡️ Some popular #climate datasets miss these elevation-specific signals entirely. Time-consistent, high-resolution observations matter. 🌍❄️

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⛰️🌡️ Switzerland isn’t warming evenly & #OurChangingMountains are telling the story. New #MeteoSwiss research shows lowlands heat up faster in autumn & winter as fog declines, while mid-elevations warm more in spring due to snow loss. 📖 Read more: bit.ly/4aji5mZ #MountainResearch #ClimateData #Alps

Als direkte Demokratie braucht die Schweiz vielfältige & unabhängige Medien. Über 600 Professor:innen aus allen Sprachregionen & Disziplinen setzen sich deshalb ein für einen starken Service public und sagen «Nein» zur Halbierungsinitiative. ➡️ www.wissenschaft-fuer-den-service-public.ch

Throwback Thursday ⏪ In case you missed past posts from our blog 👀 Today we are heading to Switzerland 🇨🇭, where Christophe Lambiel answers our questions about the Blatten landslide that occurred in May 2025. Check the article to learn more about the event: blogs.egu.eu/divisions/nh... #EGUblogs

The Blatten landslide in Switzerland

In the morning of May 28, 2025, the picturesque Swiss alpine village of Blatten sat quiet and serene in the Lötschen Valley. Exceptionally quiet, in fact, as the village was evacuated on May…

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A new article by Jean Miczka and colleagues analyzes how mountain huts in the western European Alps are being adapted to climate change, what the challenges are, and how adaptation could be improved. Recommendations include ensuring long-term coordination. Find out more: doi.org/10.1659/mrd....

How do avalanches affect pylons and other sensitive #infrastructure? Using detailed #simulations, #SLF researcher @mjkohler.bsky.social shows that the compressibility of #snow initially reduces #avalanche pressure, but that at high speeds this buffer suddenly fails. More: www.slf.ch/en/news/aval...

🌡️ November 2025 was the third-warmest November on record globally, keeping 2025 on track to be the second- or third-warmest year recorded. The global three-year average temperature for 2023–2025 will likely exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels for the first time.  Read more ⬇️

The catastrophic collapse of the Birch Glacier that wiped out the Swiss mountain village of Blatten in May has triggered an unprecedented scientific effort to understand how a mountainside could break up so violently – and what might come next.

Unstable slopes and warming peaks: scientists race to understand Blatten collapse

The collapse of the glacier that wiped out the Swiss mountain village of Blatten in May has triggered an unprecedented scientific effort.

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#Job at #SLF in #Davos: We are looking for a Scientist in Integrated Modelling of #Risk Development in Global Change. More information and application: apply.refline.ch/273855/1812/...

#Job at #SLF in #Davos: We are looking for a #Postdoc in #climate impacts on hydrological extreme events. More information and application: apply.refline.ch/273855/1810/... @hyclimm.bsky.social @manuelaibrunner.bsky.social

#Avalanches are of key importance to #glaciers worldwide. An international research team led by Marin Kneib (WSL & ETH Zurich) shows that up to 22% of the snow on glaciers comes from avalanches. WSL-News: www.wsl.ch/en/news/aval... @marinkneib.bsky.social @vaw-glaciology.bsky.social

Avalanches are of key importance to glaciers worldwide

An international research team shows that avalanches contribute significantly to the health of many glaciers.

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Was bedeuten Extremereignisse für die Schweiz – heute & morgen? Unsere neue Web-App macht’s erlebbar! Astrid hat sie am Treffpunkt Science City (ETH) vorgestellt – und besonders schön: Auch die Kinder waren begeistert dabei! ➡️ extremesapp.wsl.ch/de

MeteoSwiss, ETH Zurich, and C2SM present the new Swiss climate scenarios. These show how the Swiss climate will change if the global average temperature rises by 3 degrees. ethz.ch/en/news-and-... @meteoschweiz.ch, @usyseth.bsky.social #klimaszenarien #meteoschweiz #ETH #C2SM #NCCS

Climate change particularly pronounced in Switzerland

Switzerland will become drier and hotter, experience less snow and face heavier rainfall in the future. Those are the conclusions reached by climate researchers from its Federal Office of Meteorology ...

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🌍 When nature shows its force Rockfalls, glacier collapses & debris flows are becoming more intense in a warming world. Join our VAW-glaciology group member Mylène Jacquemart at Treffpunkt Science City for her talk “Es rumort am Berg, Klimawandel und alpine Naturgefahren” ethz.ch/de/news-und-...

#JobAlert in #Davos: For the #SLF Alpine Remote Sensing research group we are looking for a scientific assistant. If you are interested in working with #satellite data, check the following link for more information: apply.refline.ch/273855/1787/... #CERC

In the red zone: New #SLF model reveals altitude-dependent #snow trends across the whole of Switzerland for the first time: average snow depths have been decreasing for decades. More details: www.slf.ch/en/news/in-t... 📷 C. Marty, J. Götte / SLF #climatechange