‘Staggering’: Record rockfalls in Alps amid European heatwave
There has been a record number of rockfalls in the Alps – some of them fatal – amid…
Swiss glaciers rapidly lose protective snow in punishing European heat wave
Published on Jul. 4, 2026, 3:02 PM Researchers say that on June 29, the Rhone Glacier in southern…
Swiss nuclear plant shut down due to heatwave
Switzerland’s Beznau plant, near the northern border with Germany, is Europe’s oldest functioning nuclear reactor (Fabrice COFFRINI) The…
Swiss nuclear plant shut down due to heatwave
The reactors at Europe’s oldest nuclear plant were shut down Friday, its Swiss operator said, after the heatwave…