Glacier monitoring from space is crucial, and at risk
Glaciers are shrinking at an alarming pace, and satellites have long been crucial for tracking these changes at a global scale. Yet, despite decades of progress, this essential capability is now ...
When an iceberg calves, huge chunks of ice break off at the end of the glacier. These trigger high waves on the surface and underwater, pushing warmer sea water upwards. This accelerates the ...
Some fig trees can convert surprisingly large amounts of carbon dioxide into calcium carbonate, ensuring that the carbon remains in the soil long after the tree has died. This means that fig ...
«Wir möchten zusammen Indikatoren entwickeln, die es bislang nicht gibt»
In der Schweiz gibt es viele, frei verfügbare Daten von Ämtern und Organisationen. Der Mehrwert, den diese Daten bieten, sei allerdings noch lange nicht erschöpft, meint Ross Purves, Professor am ...
Decolonizing science: «It’s a journey, not a checklist»
How can we engage in science that is not only excellent, but also just? What does it mean to decolonize research and teaching in a discipline like geography, with its historical role in enabling ...
Immersed in exploring interactions between Earth spheres
What happens when you take Earth System Science students to the field? They dive into hands-on research exploring interactions between Earth spheres, such as hydrosphere and biosphere, atmosphere ...
Girls* on Ice – Experiencing science, changing role models
The Department of Geography at the University of Zurich is a partner institution of the successful education and outreach programme. During a multi-day expedition in the high mountains, young ...
UZH labor geographer Karin Schwiter has been awarded one of the coveted ERC Advanced Grants from the European Research Council. Over the next five years, she plans to study the problem of ...
A few days after the landslide in the Lötschental valley, remote sensing specialists from the University of Zurich (UZH) measured the debris cone from above. Analyzing the data will help ...
Alexander Damm-Reiser uses satellite data to analyze biodiversity, ecosystems and environmental damage and capture the results in images. Among other things, this makes it possible to assess ...
Permafrost in den Schweizer Alpen: 2024 war ein weiteres Rekordjahr
Der Permafrost in den Schweizer Alpen war noch nie so warm wie im hydrologischen Jahr 2024. Auch der Rückgang des Bodeneisgehalts und die Zunahme der Blockgletschergeschwindigkeiten setzten ...
Geographisches Berufspodium 2025: Rückblick und wertvolle Tipps für den Berufsstart
Ein Berufspodium – organisiert vom Geoteam – bot rund 100 Studierenden die Möglichkeit, sich über verschiedenste berufliche Perspektiven nach dem Studium zu informieren und direkt mit ...
For glaciologist and Emeritus Professor of Physical Geography Wilfried Haeberli, it is foreseeable. Landslides will soon become an annual occurrence in Switzerland due to the increasing warming ...
The ice-rock avalanche in Blatten: causes and the role of climate change
A couple of days after the tragic and shocking ice-rock-debris avalanche in Blatten on May 28, here are a few points on the underlying physics of the cascade of processes and the role of climate ...
Financing just climate action in Mexican municipalities: challenges and learnings
How can cities in the Global South finance climate action in ways that are both effective and fair? We recently discussed the findings of our SNSF-funded research project "The Urbanization of ...
Als transparente Folien verbinden die «erschreckend schönen Bilder» den Innen- und Aussenraum im Pavillon Le Corbusier der Fondation suisse in Paris. Sie zeigen Fakten und Prognosen zum ...
"We should definitely prepare for more of the kind in the future"
After the devastating landslide in Blatten, Christian Huggel takes a stand in the media. He is a leading expert on the risks, impacts and adaptation options to climate change, focusing on ...
Rethinking work, money and care through video podcasts
How does mobile money shape financial inclusion in Ghana? What happens to urban life when Airbnb takes over neighborhoods? And what role does capitalism play in our love relationships? In the ...
Beech genomes for the future: Adapting forests to climate change
As climate change intensifies, Europe’s forests face increasing stress. The European beech, a key tree species, has been especially harmed by recent droughts – particularly the severe 2018 event. ...
