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Insufficient snowfall a cause of recessive glaciers
by zopemaster — published Jun 16, 2005 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM — filed under: , , ,
Lower winter precipitation has been one of the causes, along with global warming, behind melting glaciers over the past 150 years. These are the main findings of a study by researchers at the Laboratoire de glaciologie et géophysique de Grenoble/F and the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zurich/CH, published in the Geophysical Research Letters.
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Mistletoe area boundaries on the ascendant
by zopemaster — published Feb 24, 2005 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM — filed under: ,
Scientists at the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest Snow and Landscape Research have found specimens of mistletoe at altitudes of up to 1500 m. It was previously thought that in Switzerland mistletoe grew only in areas below 1000 m above sea level.
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Major climate change as a threat to the flora and fauna
by zopemaster — published Jan 13, 2005 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM — filed under: , , ,
A new study published by WWF International addresses the threat of rapid climate change and its impacts on the flora and fauna. For many species, the natural mechanisms of adaptation are no longer capable of coping with the sheer speed of change.
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Glaciers melting faster than anticipated
by zopemaster — published Nov 18, 2004 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM — filed under: , , ,
A new study by Zurich University using satellite images to analyse the surface area of 930 glaciers has shown that Switzerland's glaciers lost around 18% of their surface area between 1985 and 2000.
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Greater co-operation to protect against natural hazards
by zopemaster — published Sep 23, 2004 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM — filed under: , , ,
Switzerland, Germany, Austria and Liechtenstein intend to co-operate even more closely to protect against natural hazards in the Alps. This decision was taken by the four German-language Environmental Ministers at this year's meeting in Potsdam/D. The Ministers concurred that natural catastrophes in the Alps were likely to occur more and more often despite all the efforts being made with regard to climate protection.
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Europe's changing climate and the hot summer of 2003
by zopemaster — published Aug 26, 2004 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM — filed under: ,
Europe's climate has changed considerably over the past one hundred years, and the impact of that change is visible in many areas. An extensive study in English by the European Environment Agency (EEA) shows that Alpine glaciers for instance have lost more than half their ice mass.
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UNO confirms global warming poses threat to winter sports everywhere
by zopemaster — published Dec 04, 2003 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:03 AM — filed under: , , ,
According to a new study on the economic repercussions of the climate change on winter sports many low-altitude ski resorts are set to face financial difficulties or even bankruptcy due to global warming. The study was commissioned by the UN Environmental Program and presented at the World Conference on Sport and the Environment in Turin/I on 2 December.
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