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  • 26.05.2023 – 08:00

    Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

    Mosquitoes prefer cooler temperatures

    Bern (ots) - Mosquitoes have thermal preferences. This is an important parameter to better predict outbreaks of diseases transmitted by these insects. "If they have a choice, when it's hot, mosquitoes hide in a cool place to rest," says Niels Verhulst, author of a study recently published in the journal Thermal Biology (*). The entomologist from the University of Zurich summarises the results of the experiment he ...

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  • 24.04.2023 – 08:00

    Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

    Our movements predict our electricity needs

    Bern (ots) - Artificial intelligence can predict electricity grid loads from road and rail usage data. To satisfy demand and manage consumption peaks, electricity suppliers have to be able to predict grid loads. A team of scientists from Zurich University of Applied Sciences funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) has developed an artificial intelligence system capable of accurately anticipating grid loads ...

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  • 06.07.2022 – 08:04

    Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

    Should we rely on other tree species to adapt to global warming?

    Bern (ots) - Pubescent oak trees thrive even at higher temperatures, in part because they are active earlier in the year. Researchers supported by the SNSF put the trees of the future to the test. As trees grow, they absorb ever greater amounts of CO2 from the atmosphere. Consequently, the health of trees both determines climate and is determined by it. During ...

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  • 16.05.2022 – 14:01

    Johnson Matthey

    Johnson Matthey publishes latest PGM Market Report, 2022

    London (ots/PRNewswire) - The platinum market should move closer to balance in 2022, according to Johnson Matthey's latest PGM Market Report. This provides an overview of demand for platinum group metals in 2021 and an outlook for 2022, in advance of the annual London Platinum & Palladium Market week. Platinum demand growth will be driven by rising consumption in catalysts for heavy duty trucks, and increased use of ...

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  • 21.04.2022 – 08:00

    Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

    Weather data predict risk of hospital congestion

    Bern (ots) - A team of researchers supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation has developed a mathematical model that anticipates flu peaks in hospitals based on weather data. When too many people fall ill at the same time, hospitals run the risk of congestion, as the Covid-19 pandemic showed to a certain extent. The flu virus can cause the same problems. A team of researchers supported by the Swiss National ...

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  • 13.09.2021 – 07:00

    Chiesi Group

    Climate Change Major Threat To Respiratory Health

    Parma, Italy (ots/PRNewswire) - Produced by the Economist Intelligence Unit and commissioned by Chiesi Group, a new report Climate change and its impact on lung health: a focus on Europe says climate change is damaging respiratory health in ways not commonly known.i In Europe, climate change disproportionately affects the vulnerable, those with underlying health conditions and the economically disadvantagedi. The report ...

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  • 23.08.2021 – 16:57

    EW Nutrition GmbH

    Harvest to bring significant quality challenges for feed, says EW Nutrition

    VISBEK, GERMANY (ots) - Bad news for feed producers: after supply chain disruptions and raw material unavailability, now weather-related challenges in Europe will most likely affect this year’s crop quantity and quality. Cold temperatures, heatwaves, tornados, and hailstorms are expected to adversely affect the quality and quantity of the harvest. The moisture ...

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  • 22.11.2020 – 19:12

    Saudi G20 Presidency

    G20 Riyadh Summit: Release of Leaders' Declaration

    Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (ots/PRNewswire) - G20 Leaders endorsed their declaration at the end of their summit today November 22, 2020, including agreements on steps to be taken to protect lives and shape a better future. "We, the G20 Leaders, meeting for the second time under the Saudi Presidency, stand united in our conviction that coordinated global action, solidarity, and multilateral cooperation are more necessary today ...

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  • 16.11.2020 – 01:00

    Globalance Bank Ltd.

    Globalance launches Globalance World - a digital, interactive globe for sustainable investments

    Zurich (ots) - Globalance Bank, pioneer in sustainable investing is launching Globalance World, a world first in the form of a digital and interactive globe for sustainable investments. At www.globalanceworld.com, investors and other finance enthusiasts have free access to analyze and assess the future orientation and sustainability of currently over 6,000 listed ...

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  • 07.11.2019 – 18:30

    maribus gGmbH

    The Polar Regions - The End of the Eternal Ice

    Hamburg and Kiel, Germany (ots/PRNewswire) - The new 'World Ocean Review 6', published by mare in cooperation with the German Marine Research Consortium and the Future Ocean Network in Kiel, focuses on the dramatic climate-induced changes in the Arctic and Antarctic and their far-reaching consequences for humans and the environment The polar regions play an exceptional role in the Earth's climate system. The almost ...

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  • 01.10.2019 – 01:01

    Olam Coffee

    Olam Coffee CEO Calls for Price Stabilisation Fund

    London (ots/PRNewswire) - Olam Coffee CEO Vivek Verma supports London Declaration but industry and governments must work together to develop a safety net for coffee farmers. According to Olam Coffee, the world's coffee farmers will be left in a continual limbo unless industry and governments act fast to help them out of the current price crisis and provide future price stability as they face the impacts of climate change. ...

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  • 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 ...

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  • 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 ...

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