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 ...
Sixty percent of Bavaria's alpine forests serve as protective forests that safeguard settlements and infrastructure from the impacts of extreme ...
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 ...
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.