Ranking: ETH Zurich still the world’s best university in Earth Sciences
ETH Zurich confirms its leading global position. For the seventh time in a row, it has been ranked…
Not every forest cools the Earth
Trees are much beloved, and reforestation enjoys broad support in society, in the political sphere and, to some…
Climate change particularly pronounced in Switzerland
Tropical nights disrupting the sleep of those living in cities, vegetable farmers struggling with overly dry soil, and…
Peak glacier extinction in the mid-twenty-first century
Glaciers worldwide are retreating rapidly1,2, with losses projected to continue throughout the twenty-first century3,4 and beyond5. Observations and…
Three new Research Centres of Competence for ETH Zurich
From statistics to storylines – Climate protection as a societal project Whether heatwaves, droughts, heavy rainfall or landslides…