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  • 02.07.2019 – 11:00

    Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

    Sediments in Lake Geneva reflect the 2008 financial crisis

    Bern (ots) - An analysis of sediment transport in the Rhône Valley yields surprising results: melting glaciers overcompensated for the effect of the increased number of hydropower plants. A reduction in construction activities due to the 2008 financial crisis could also be seen in the data. This comprehensive study, the first of its kind in Europe, brings important new knowledge, in particular for flood prevention. Water ...

  • 07.03.2019 – 20:00

    Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

    The deep Southern Ocean is key to more intense ice ages

    Bern (ots) - Over the last million years, ice ages have intensified and lengthened. According to a study supported by the SNFS, this previously unexplained climate transition coincides with a diminution of the mixing between deep and surface waters in the Southern Ocean. The study confirms that the Antarctic region plays a crucial role during periods of climate change. An analysis of marine sediments collected at a depth ...

  • 15.01.2019 – 16:16

    Nestlé S.A.

    Nestlé Accelerates Action to Tackle Plastic Waste

    Vevey, Switzerland (ots/PRNewswire) - Nestlé today laid out its broader vision to achieve a waste-free future and announced a series of specific actions towards meeting its April 2018 commitment (https://www.nestle.com/media/pressreleases/allpressreleases/nestle-recyclable-reusable-packaging-by-2025) to make 100% of its packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025, with a particular focus on avoiding plastic-waste. (Logo: ...

  • 06.12.2018 – 08:00

    Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

    Improving hydropower through long-range drought forecasts

    Bern (ots) - Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) have developed a complex hydrological model for forecasting dry spells lasting several weeks with high spatial resolution. These predictions make it possible, for example, to operate hydropower plants more profitably. Changing climatic conditions pose extra challenges for hydropower plant operators. As part of the ...