C2SM News
How climate extremes fuel droughts and heavy rains
Global warming causes extreme temperatures – this is clear to most, but few realize that both droughts and heavy rains are symptomatic of a climate in crisis. Sonia Seneviratne explains the far-reaching impacts of climate extremes.
Interpreting traces of arsenic in rain
On the Pic du Midi in the Pyrenees, ETH Zurich researchers have analysed particulate matter, clouds and rainwater for traces of arsenic. Using newly developed measurement methods, they have elucidated the transport pathways of the environmental toxin in the atmosphere.
Nicolas Gruber awarded with Roger Revelle Medal 2024
On December 11, Prof. Nicolas Gruber was awarded the Roger Revelle Medal at the AGU Honors Ceremony.
Six C2SM members among the highly cited researchers 2024
C2SM members Erich Fischer, Nicolas Gruber, Reto Knutti, Andreas Prein, Sonia Seneviratne, and Niklaus Zimmermann are (once again) on the "Highly Cited Researchers" list!
The road to Net Zero is rocky, but feasible
A sustainable transition to a climate-friendly and biodiversity-rich Switzerland is only possible if we tackle the energy transition, climate change mitigation and biodiversity loss together. This will not be easy, but it is worthwhile and ultimately indispensable, says Reto Knutti.