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Extreme weather at a glance across the Alps
by CIPRA International published Jan 16, 2024 last modified Jan 16, 2024 02:58 PM — filed under: , , ,
At the end of November, a new Alpine-wide research centre presented itself to the public at the Schneefernerhaus, the German environmental research station below the Zugspitze peak: the “TUM Alpha – Centre for Alpine Hazards and Risks” will coordinate, on an international basis, the prediction of extreme climate events in the mountains.
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Alpine soils: allies in climate protection
by CIPRA International published May 11, 2022 last modified May 11, 2022 10:59 AM — filed under: , , , ,
The soils of the Alps make a decisive contribution to climate protection. But intensive land use and rising temperatures are endangering them: not only are they losing their valuable function as carbon reservoirs, but they may even become a source of greenhouse gases themselves.
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Still little research into permafrost
by zopemaster published Aug 12, 2004 last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM — filed under: , ,
During a six-year experimental series Reynold Delaloye, geographer at Fribourg University/CH, has found that permafrost reacts less sensitively to warming than was previously assumed, with no change noted in soil temperature at greater depths. He attributes his findings to a cooling ventilation mechanism that sets in in winter.
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