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Projects on transnational networking in the area of natural hazards
by zopemaster — published Nov 20, 2008 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM — filed under: , , , ,
AdaptAlp, a recently launched EU project, looks at climate response measures and the evaluation of natural hazards. The work on strategies and proposed solutions aimed at coping with the impact of climate change is to provide the basis for more intensive international co-operation in natural hazard management.
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Even high-elevation Himalayan glaciers are melting
by zopemaster — published Jan 15, 2009 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM — filed under: , , ,
Glacier studies by an international team led by Natalie Kehrwald of Ohio State University show that even high-elevation glaciers are suffering from the effect of climate change.
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"Cool heads in the hothouse! - Acting with Awareness in the Face of Climate Change"
by zopemaster — published Jan 29, 2009 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:19 AM — filed under: , , ,
On 2 and 3 April 2009 the International Commission for the Protection of the Alps (CIPRA) and the municipality of Bolzano/I is organising an international conference entitled "Cool Heads in the Hothouse! - Acting with Awareness in the Face of Climate Change".
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Alpine glaciers melting the fastest
by zopemaster — published Feb 12, 2009 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:19 AM — filed under: , , ,
Data from the World Glacier Monitoring Service for 2007 once again underscores what everyone has feared: the world's glaciers are continuing to melt at an alarming rate.
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"RiskPlan" facilitates risk management
by zopemaster — published Apr 23, 2009 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:19 AM — filed under: , , ,
The "RiskPlan" analysis software was developed by the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) and the Swiss Federal Office of Civil Protection (FOCP) and presented as part of the AdaptAlp Project (Adaptation to Climate Change in the Alpine Space).
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Melting glaciers on your local mountain - what now?
by zopemaster — published Aug 03, 2009 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM — filed under: , , , ,
On 24th and 25th September 2009 cc.alps is organising an international conference on the impact of melting glaciers on communities in collaboration with CIPRA Switzerland and the Swiss Foundation for Landscape Preservation in Crans Montana/CH.
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Mountain hike for climate protection
by zopemaster — published Aug 27, 2009 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
On 15 August 2009, some seventy hikers went up to the Goldbergkees glacier on the Hoher Sonnblick in Salzburg/A to draw attention to the impacts of global climate change.
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New publication: Mountain Biodiversity and Climate Change
by zopemaster — published Aug 27, 2009 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM — filed under: , , , ,
On the basis of papers presented at the International Mountain Biodiversity Conference held in Kathmandu/NP in November 2008, the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) has published a brochure on biodiversity in mountain landscapes and climate change.
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Toxic glacier melts
by zopemaster — published Nov 05, 2009 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
A new study has confirmed that melting glaciers release chemical substances that have long been banned and are not longer produced by industry. Researchers from Swiss education institutes took frozen sediment core samples from the Oberaar reservoir in the Grimsel area in Switzerland and used the layers to reconstruct the history of the lake back to when it was first established in 1953.
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Climate check-up for the Alps
by zopemaster — published Nov 05, 2009 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM — filed under: ,
What sort of impact and side effects do climate response measures have? CIPRA's latest issue of AlpsInsight entitled In the Name of Climate Protection looks at how climate change issues are being addressed in the Alps and points the way towards sustainable action.
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