Randa rockfall
Introduction In Switzerland, one region is particularly well known for its frequent rockfalls: The Valais region. With its’s steep topography
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Covid-19: some graphics and explanations
The purpose of this article is to go back over some notions related to the Covid-19 pandemic via some graphs
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Extreme Rainfalls in Switzerland in 2005
Summary of the events The 21st and 22nd of August 2005 will stay in the annals of Switzerland. Bad weather
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Gondo landslide: 20 years later
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 Story
This cartoon represents the evolution of COVID19 over time.
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The increase of geological risks in the Alps
The image of a landslide from the Aletsch region, a village which was evacuated in August 2017, is emblematic of
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Preventing forest fires in Switzerland
Communication Communication to the population is essential, without it all the measures would be useless. The Swiss system to avoid
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Intense rainfalls in Switzerland: the case of Lausanne in 2018
The new norm? Flooded cellars, destroyed furniture and stocks, streets turned into rivers, cars washed away, billions of Francs of
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