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This brief on the key lessons from the Sikkim, India, 2023 glacial lake outburst flood highlights the importance of early warning systems, hazard assessments, and risk reduction management in the face of growing climate-related hazards.
In May, a landslide above Blatten in the canton of Valais buried most of the village under a mass of ice, mud and rock, an event that has prompted in-depth research.
Resilience Week combines theory and practice in a wide variety of formats. These are designed for all age groups and life situations.
In Resilience Week, participants can actively engage and gain knowledge that matters in an emergency – and that also strengthens connections in everyday life.
An international study has investigated the causes and impacts of the devastating flood disaster in the Himalayas in October 2023, which destroyed large areas along and surrounding the Teesta River.
Researchers from the Universities of Zurich, Vienna and Utrecht have uncovered significant flaws in current climate risk assessment techniques that could lead to a severe underestimation of climate-related financial losses for businesses and investors.
Even if greenhouse gas emissions were to cease altogether, the volume of ice in the European Alps would fall by 34% by 2050. If the trend observed over the last 20 years continues at the same rate, however, almost half the volume of ice will be lost.
Researchers from the University of Zurich have analyzed the frequency, intensity and length of such extreme events for five Swiss cities. Lugano and Geneva would be most affected.
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