AI Innovation for Climate Knowledge: AskWMO Wins Royal Meteorological Society Award

We’re proud to share that AskWMO, a conversational AI tool designed to make authoritative climate knowledge more accessible, has received…

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AI Innovation for Climate Knowledge: AskWMO Wins Royal Meteorological Society Award

Understanding the Role of Climate Change in the Blatten Avalanche Disaster

Two weeks after the devastating ice-rock avalanche in Blatten, questions persist—even within the scientific community—about the role of climate change…

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Blatten Avalanche: A Catastrophic Event Without Historical Precedent in the Swiss Alps

On the afternoon of 28 May 2025, a massive ice-rock-debris avalanche from Birch Glacier and Kleines Nesthorn struck the village…

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Blatten Avalanche: A Catastrophic Event Without Historical Precedent in the Swiss Alps

First-Ever Footage of a Full Glacier Detachment: A Scientific Breakthrough in Blatten

One week after the devastating ice-rock avalanche from Birch Glacier and Kleines Nesthorn in Blatten, Switzerland, a remarkable scientific moment…

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Understanding the Ice-Rock Avalanche in Blatten: A Cascade of Processes in a Warming Climate

Three days after the devastating ice-rock avalanche in Blatten (Lötschental, Switzerland), EClim member Christian Huggel shared a detailed analysis of…

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Understanding the Ice-Rock Avalanche in Blatten: A Cascade of Processes in a Warming Climate

Historic Climate Litigation Ruling Coincides with New Avalanche Disaster in the Swiss Alps

Just hours before the devastating ice-rock-debris avalanche in Blatten, Switzerland, the Higher Regional Court in Hamm, Germany, delivered its long-awaited…

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Blatten Evacuation: Reflections on Alpine Slope Failures in a Changing Climate

In recent days, the full evacuation of the village of Blatten (Lötschental) due to the progressing slope failure at Klein…

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Blatten Evacuation: Reflections on Alpine Slope Failures in a Changing Climate

Simon Allen represents Switzerland at Sagarmatha Sambaad 2025

EClim member Dr. Simon Allen participated as a panelist at Sagarmatha Sambaad 2025, Nepal’s premier multi-stakeholder dialogue platform, supported by…

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Congratulations to Laura Niggli on her PhD defense: Tackling the Complexity of Climate Risks

The EClim group congratulates Laura Niggli on the successful defense of her PhD thesis titled:"Challenges and opportunities for the management…

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Congratulations to Laura Niggli on her PhD defense: Tackling the Complexity of Climate Risks

Understanding Water Security Through Livelihood Assets in the Peruvian Andes

We are pleased to share a new open-access publication co-authored by EClim researchers Christian Huggel and Randy Muñoz, titled: 📰…

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New GLOF Disaster Strikes Near Huaraz, Peru: A Wake-Up Call for Glacier Lake Monitoring

On 28 April 2025, a glacier lake outburst flood (GLOF) originating near Vallunaraju (5680 m a.s.l.) in the Andes of…

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New GLOF Disaster Strikes Near Huaraz, Peru: A Wake-Up Call for Glacier Lake Monitoring

Climate Change Impacts Attributed Across the Andes

We are excited to share a new open-access study in Nature Communications Earth & Environment, co-authored by EClim member Christian…

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Glaciers Matter: Reflections from EClim Experts for World Water Day 2025

In a special feature leading up to United Nations World Water Day 2025, adelphi global and the Swiss Agency for…

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Glaciers Matter: Reflections from EClim Experts for World Water Day 2025

Lliuya vs RWE: Expert Hearings Underway in Landmark Climate Litigation Case

EClim member Christian Huggel had participated in the expert hearings at the Higher Regional Court in Hamm, Germany, for the…

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Using AI to Tackle Climate Misinformation

We are excited to share a new open-access publication in Nature Reviews Methods Primers, co-authored by EClim members Christian Huggel…

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Using AI to Tackle Climate Misinformation