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Large landslide in Norway

January 2, 2021January 12, 2021 Coullie Mattias Ian 0 Comments Destruction, Landslide, Norway, Rescue, Victims

During the night of December 29th, a mudslide occurred in Ask, a small Norwegian town 25 kilometers northeast of the

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Covid-19 a new mutation

December 30, 2020 Anakin Duperrex 0 Comments Coronavirus, Covid 19, COvid-19, United kingdom, Vaccine

The United Kingdom being cut off from the rest of the world is what is beginning to happen after the

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Covid and vaccination

December 30, 2020December 30, 2020 Anakin Duperrex 0 Comments Coronavirus, Covid 19, COvid-19, Pandemy, United kingdom, United States, Vaccine, world

The problem of vaccination against Covid-19 raises many questions: which vaccine, in how much time, for whom? Here is a

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A sad reality

December 24, 2020December 24, 2020 Justine Chaubert 0 Comments Animals, Antarctica, Arctic, Environment, Global warming, Ice, Ice melting

In general, the surface of the seasonal pack ice reached 16.5 million km2. However, since 1979, it has been decreasing

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Tonga and Fiji issue severe warnings as nearby cyclones intensify

December 15, 2020January 11, 2021 Loïc Gerber 0 Comments Cyclone, Fiji, Tonga, Warning, Weather

Fiji and Tonga, two countries located in the Pacific Ocean, are faced with the very likely possibility of being hit

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An ocean of waste

December 15, 2020January 12, 2021 Justine Chaubert 0 Comments Animals, Australia, Environment, Ocean, Plastic, Pollution, Risk, Water

Global production of plastics continues to grow. Every year, millions of tons of plastic arrive in the oceans, directly threatening

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Past Events 

Gondo landslide: 20 years later

December 14, 2020January 12, 2021 Tanja Orsatti 0 Comments Landslide, Switzerland

20 years ago, on 14th October 2000, after three days of rain and fog, a landslide of 10’000 cubic meters fell

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Covid-19 

COVID-19 Story

December 14, 2020December 14, 2020 Justine Chaubert 0 Comments Coronavirus, Covid 19, COvid-19, Swiss Communication, Swiss government, Switzerland

This cartoon represents the evolution of COVID19 over time.

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Editorial 

Soil degradation has driven to a global increase in inundations

December 11, 2020January 12, 2021 Natacha Dupertuis 0 Comments Climate change, Dam, Desert, Erosion, Flood, Greenhouse, Inundation, Mali, Migration, Niger, Sahara, West Africa

“It is widely believed but not yet sufficiently empirically proven that resilience enhancement is a cost effective and socially equitable

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Past Events 

Debris flow in Chamoson

December 11, 2020January 12, 2021 Tanja Orsatti 0 Comments

A debris flow in 2019 in Chamoson, Switzerland, a result of a violent storm, caused a flash flood and debris

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Randa rockfall

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Flood risk management and communication: Grimma town
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Flood risk management and communication: Grimma town

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Covid-19: some graphics and explanations
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Covid-19: some graphics and explanations

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