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Climate Change Increases Risk of Successive Natural Hazards in the Himalayas
An international research team has concluded that the Sikkim flood disaster in the Himalayas in October 2023 was caused by some 14.7 million cubic meters of frozen moraine material collapsing into South Lhonak Lake, triggering a 20-meter flood wave. The event is a striking example of the increasing dangers of climate change in high mountain regions.
Researchers have discovered more than 200 new animal and plant species in the Mekong region of Southeast Asia. In an interview with Radio SRF, Sofia van Moorsel, biodiversity expert at the Department of Geography, explains what science can learn from this and whether these species discoveries can put extinction into perspective.
Hot Jupiters are giant planets initially known to orbit alone close to their star. A team including the University of Zurich has just announced the existence of a planetary system, WASP-132, with an unexpected architecture. It contains not only a Hot Jupiter but also an inner Super-Earth and an icy giant planet.
13.2.2025, 09:30: MSc Exam | Matteo Torino: Effects of pesticides and soil contamination history on plant growth and the performance of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
13.2.2025, 09:30: MSc Exam | Matteo Torino: Effects of pesticides and soil contamination history on plant growth and the performance of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
18.2.2025, 11:00: Connectivity of riparian species in alpine river floodplains
Dr. Sabine Franziska Fink, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, Ecosystem Dynamics; Ort: Y25, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich; Raum: H 38
19.2.2025, 13:00: Capillary level brain blood flow disruptions contribute to memory impairment in mouse models of neurodegenerative disease
Chris B. Schaffer and Nozomi Nishimura Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering Cornell University, USA; Ort: Y17, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich; Raum: H05