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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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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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"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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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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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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Rhône Glacier to melt away by 2100
by zopemaster — published Nov 06, 2008 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM — filed under: , , , ,
Scientists at the Écoles Polytechniques Fédérales de Lausanne/CH and Zurich/CH have used complex computer simulations to predict that the Rhône Glacier in the Canton of Valais/CH will have disappeared by 2100.
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EU measures on climate change
by zopemaster — published Sep 11, 2008 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM — filed under: , , ,
When the time comes for the new European Commission to take office in 2009, it is possible that the EU will appoint a Commissioner for Climate Change, according to the environmental news service ENDS Europe Daily.
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Water resources under threat in the Himalayas
by zopemaster — published Aug 28, 2008 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
Climate change is threatening the water reserves of East Asia. An estimated 50 percent of the water from the Himalayas comes from glaciers, permafrost zones and the snowmelt.
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The Climate in the Alps is much prized - CIPRA Competition cc.alps: win prizes worth up to €20,000 each
by zopemaster — published May 21, 2008 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM — filed under: ,
Prizes worth a total of €100,000 await the best measures aimed at a sustainable approach to the consequences of climate change in the Alpine region. CIPRA, the International Commission for the Protection of the Alps, has just launched this competition as part of its cc.alps Project.
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Energy supplies at risk from shrinking glaciers
by zopemaster — published Apr 30, 2008 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM — filed under: ,
The shrinkage of the Mer de Glace in the French Alps is having a tangible impact on the use of hydropower.
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