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 ...
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 ...
Glaciers held the narratives of a time before us as they accumulated. However, the transition in climate destroyed this evidence. A new study employed the study of an Alpine ice core to record the ...
Sixty percent of Bavaria's alpine forests serve as protective forests that safeguard settlements and infrastructure from the impacts of extreme ...
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.