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Human Remains Found Near Destroyed Swiss Village

Europe · Blatten

Human Remains Found Near Destroyed Swiss Village

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Human remains were found near the Swiss village of Blatten, which was wiped out by a glacier collapse last month, local police said Tuesday.See the Story

Breathtaking Photos Show the Alarming Extent of Melting Swiss Glaciers

Breathtaking Photos Show the Alarming Extent of Melting Swiss Glaciers

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Drip, drip. Trickle, trickle. That’s the sound of water seeping from a sunbaked and slushy Swiss glacier that geoscientists are monitoring for signs of continued retreat by the majestic masses of ice under the heat of global warming. In recent years, glaciologists like Matthias Huss of the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, known as ETHZ, and others have turned to dramatic measures to help protect glaciers like the Rhone Glacier, which f…See the Story

Leafs in Switzerland: Human Remains Discovered After Mountain Fall

Toronto Maple Leafs · Blatten

Leafs in Switzerland: Human Remains Discovered After Mountain Fall

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After a piece of a mountain had fallen down in Switzerland in May, a whole village disappeared. However, a resident was also missing.See the Story

Bottom-up Cost Model For Perovskite Solar Module Manufacturing - Data Intelligence

Scientists in Switzerland have conducted techno-economic analysis of perovskite solar module manufacturing costs in terms of levelized cost of energy and have found that these products could be competitive in the Alpine country provided that they achieve an efficiency of over 24% with a lifespan of 20 years and over 20% with a lifecycle of 30 years. A group of scientists from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) has developed a bo…Valais · Valais See the Story

What's new in 12.2.1?

This is the X-Plane update built with the community. In 12.2.1, we’ve brought your voice to the forefront – featuring a new wave of art assets chosen directly by community vote, this update is all about bringing your favorite ideas to life in the sim and unlocking the amazing potential of our scenery and gateway artists. If you’ve ever wanted a say in how X-Plane evolves visually, this is the version that shows it’s working. Let’s take a look at…Zermatt · Zermatt Read Article

A Village in Switzerland Was Buried Under a Mountain. This City Could Be Another

Last month, Lukas Kalbermatten-Ritler stood in a settlement overlooking the small Swiss village of Blatten opposite the Birch Glacier, holding his camera in disbelief.” It was as if a bomb had gone off,” says Kalbermatten-Ritler, whose house and historic family hotel Edelweiss, owned by the third generation, was destroyed on May 28. “The black rocks rushed like a wall through the glacier, as if it were a big hand that was taking the village. At …Blatten · Blatten Read Article

Spokesperson of the Abbey of Saint-Maurice Questioned in the Report on Violence

The overwhelming report, made public at the end of June, also evokes the canon spokesman Antoine Salina, who represented the abbey in front of the press, report the Valais media this Thursday "On two occasions, in 2023 and last June, while the abbey of Saint-Maurice was in turmoil, it was he whom the institution had sent alone in front of the press," recalls Le Nouvelliste this Thursday. On 20 June, Canon Antoine Salina was thus faced with journ…Valais · Valais Read Article

Valais: Foreigners Are Allowed to Shoot an Ibex for Chf 25,000

After several years of interruption, tourists from Switzerland and abroad are once again allowed to go trophy hunting in Valais - under new conditions.Valais · Valais Read Article

Switzerland-Zermatt: the Matterhorn Express to the Dry Bridge

The Matterhorn-Express is a cable car in Zermatt in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It leads from the end of the village up to the Trockener Steg at 2939 m above sea level. It is a one-rope circuit with a total of four intermediate stations, with only two performing a sectional division. The first two sections were created in 2002 and lead from the end of the village via Furi to the Schwarzsee at 2583 m above sea level. In 2009 the Matterho…Zermatt · Zermatt Read Article

News From the Women's Euro 2025 - Grundbacher Comes to Her Em Premiere in Sion

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Here you will find the most important news of the day around the Women's EURO 2025 in Switzerland.Sion · Sion Read Article

Helicopter Crash Claims One Life in Remote Swiss Alpine Region - SnowBrains

Overview of the crash area. Photo credit: Swiss info A helicopter crash in the high-altitude Fusshörner region of the Swiss Alps has left a 51-year-old Swiss man dead, Valais authorities confirmed Saturday, June 28. The helicopter, which was traversing the Oberaletsch Glacier at the time, came to a sudden halt on its side after an unexplained impact with the ground, according to Valais cantonal police. A crashed helicopter. Photo credit: EBU The…Valais · Valais Read Article