C2SM News
Closing event of scClim project
On 5 Feb 2026, the scClim community convened in the Semperaula of ETH Zurich for the project's closing event.
NCCR CLIM+: Research center on “Climate Extremes and Society” approved
A new National Competence Center for Research (NCCR) on "Climate
Extremes and Society", NCCR CLIM+, has been approved for funding by the
Swiss federal government.
More speed needed
Three years ago, the institutions of the ETH Domain came together to
actively promote decarbonisation in Switzerland through the Speed2zero
initiative. The initiative has now come to an end, and project director
Reto Knutti looks back at what was achieved.
The Alps to lose a record number of glaciers in the next decade
How much longer will glaciers survive? A new study from ETH Zurich researchers offers the first detailed projection of how many glaciers could vanish by 2100 due to global warming – and why regions such as Switzerland will be most affected. This approach could also help policymakers, the tourism industry and natural hazard management plan for the future.
ScClim researchers present their results at the European Conference on Severe Storms 2025 in Utrecht
With seven oral presentations and four poster contributions, the scClim project was strongly represented at the biannual ECSS conference in Utrecht, Netherlands.