C2SM News
Climate change in cities: An underestimated risk to biodiversity
Climate change is causing shifts in the regional distribution of animal and plant species: Species unable to tolerate the heat, migrate to cooler regions or die out. In cities, this risk is often underestimated. In the absence of more precise data, it is often calculated using regional climate data, which do not take into account the impact of urban heat islands. A new modelling approach enables significantly more reliable predictions and, consequently, more targeted countermeasures.
Four years of scClim: achievements, legacy, and what's next
The project ends, but its tools, insights, and partnerships continue to grow.
«The heat is gone, but the drought remains»
Too little rain and snow, too little water in the rivers: An interview with SLF hydrologist Manuela Brunner on the causes of the ongoing drought in Switzerland.
Was wäre, wenn...? Wie wir mögliche Klimazukünfte für die Schweiz ermitteln
Das Klima erwärmt sich rasant und die 1,5-Grad-Marke wird in Kürze überschritten. Gleichzeitig hat die Weltgemeinschaft die Treibhausgasemissionen so weit gesenkt, dass die pessimistischsten Szenarien nicht mehr realistisch scheinen. Warum es trotzdem wichtig ist, dass wir in unseren Klimaszenarien solche Pfade berücksichtigen und wie globale Erwärmungsniveaus die Szenario-Analyse ergänzen können, zeigt MeteoSchweiz in einem Blog.
Nina Buchmann elected to SCNAT executive board
The General Assembly of the Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT) has elected Nina Buchmann, Professor of Grassland Sciences at ETH Zurich and C2SM member, to its Executive Board. The internationally renowned researcher and Head of the Institute of Agricultural Sciences at ETH Zurich will take up her post on 1 January 2027.