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The “Fios fault” in the Val d’Anniviers region in southern Switzerland has now stretched to 250 metres and continues to grow. Authorities fear part of the mountainside could give way and are preparing safety measures and local evacuation plans.
The “Fios fault” in the Val d’Anniviers region in southern Switzerland has now stretched to 250 metres and continues to grow. Authorities fear part of the mountainside could give way and are preparing safety measures and local evacuation plans.
The director of the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) has warned of increasing climate-related risks in Switzerland in an interview with SonntagsBlick on Sunday.
A recent analysis shows that flood protection is far more cost-effective than rebuilding after disasters. In Switzerland, where a large share of the population faces flood risks, the state invests heavily in prevention.
Switzerland has been scrambling to build up its flood defences since the “flood of the century” in 2005 left parts of the country under water, causing CHF3 billion in damage and claiming seven lives.
The Rhaetian RailwayExternal link in the eastern Swiss canton of Graubünden is testing a technique commonly used in Italy to fight the distorting effects of heat on metal: painting the tracks white.
If there were to be a serious accident at one of Switzerland’s nuclear reactors, many of the radiation victims would be residents of other countries.
At the opening of the Global Platform in Geneva, Manuel Sager, director general of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, urged officials to invest more in disaster prevention and preparedness.
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