Researchers from ETH Zurich are studying how alpine vegetation is responding to a warming climate—and how some plant communities are continuing to stand firm against newcomers from lower elevations. A ...
Fierce, fast summer rainstorms are on the rise in the Alps, and a 2 C temperature increase could double their frequency. A new study from researchers at the University of Lausanne and the University ...
Permafrost, ground frozen for at least two years underlying the cold Arctic and alpine regions of the Northern Hemisphere, covers about 17% of the global land surface and stores an estimated one-third ...
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Alpine downpours could double with 2°C warming: How climate change is supercharging summer storms
A torrent of trouble looms over Europe’s majestic Alpine region, as a new study reveals that even a modest 2°C rise in temperature could double the frequency of ferocious summer rainstorms.
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