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From a snowy alpine lair, lasers pierce the night

In his lab on Germany's tallest peak, Hannes Vogelmann measures the minute fluctuations of water vapour in the upper atmosphere to better understand how we're changing Earth's climate.

ABC News · Feb 4, 2023

'Davos Man' needs to acquire some social skills

One of the most iconic images of our time shows a polar bear marooned and adrift on an ice floe. Few other images capture the reality of climate change so viscerally. And now, ironically, Davos Man finds himself in a similar metaphorical position. His natural habitat, the hyper-globalised world of…

Bangkok Post · Feb 4, 2023

Snow turns Australian Alps into winter wonderland in the middle of summer

The BOM says some alpine locations are expected to experience maximum temperatures up to 15 degrees below the average for this time of year and won't begin to warm up until next week.

ABC News · Feb 3, 2023

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‘The world’s most sustainable ski trip’ – from London to the Swiss Alps

Can a holiday on the slopes ever be environmentally-friendly? Anna Hughes, director of Flight Free UK, travels to Switzerland to find out

Evening Standard · Feb 2, 2023

Summer pause: cold weather forecast for south-east Australia to bring snow across Alps

Sharp temperature drops expected in SA, Victoria, NSW and Tasmania on Friday while north-east faces heatwave conditions

The Guardian - AU · Feb 2, 2023

Summer snow to bring lowest February temperatures in 18 years

Parts of south-eastern Australia are set to shiver through unseasonal cold weather tomorrow, while the alps could even see snow – this is what’s causing the big chill.

ABC News · Feb 1, 2023

'Las Vegas of the Alps' to vote on casino ban

Liechtenstein is renowned for its Alpine scenery and historic castles, but the tiny principality also punches above its weight when it comes to a more down-to-earth tourist attraction - namely casinos.

Reuters · Jan 20, 2023

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Shrub studies show Alps suffering disastrous decline in snow cover

Researchers in Italy have traced 600 years of snow cover in Val Ventina, a region of the Italian Alps, thanks to the study of shrubs. The results show a steady decline in the annual amount of snow.

Radio France Internationale · Jan 19, 2023

Davos 2023: The World Economic Forum explained

The World Economic Forum (WEF) returns to its snowy winter residency in the Swiss Alps this week with a record attendance of business and government leaders.

Reuters · Jan 16, 2023

Davos 2024: What is it, who is attending, and why is it controversial?

Kicking off on January 15, this year’s World Economic Forum's theme is Rebuilding Trust

Evening Standard · Jan 16, 2023

British woman dies in avalanche in French Alps

Coroner of Chamonix has opened an inquiry into the death of the trekker

Wales Online · Jan 16, 2023

British woman killed in avalanche in French Alps

The woman, 45, was airlifted off Mount Blanc glacier but could not be saved

The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2023

British woman killed by avalanche while hiking in French Alps

Mountain rescuers were unable to save her

Manchester Evening News · Jan 15, 2023

British woman killed by avalanche while skiing in French Alps

Police authorities in the French Alps have confirmed the 45-year-old was hiking with her partner and a guide when the avalanche was triggered at 5.30pm on Saturday.

Daily Record · Jan 15, 2023

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Daily Mirror · Jan 15, 2023

British woman killed on Mont Blanc after sudden avalanche buries her under slab of snow

A British woman was killed in the Chamonix valley in Mont Blanc, French Alps, yesterday as skiers have been warned that the "avalanche hazard is going to increase dramatically"

The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2023

British woman dies after avalanche in French Alps

Forty-five-year-old and her partner were hiking with a mountain guide when accident happened

Evening Standard · Jan 13, 2023

Alps snow: Series of storms set to bring major snowfall for delighted skiers

Resorts set for ‘gamechanging’ snowfall after tricky start to the season due to unseasonable January heat

Belfast Live · Jan 13, 2023

Keen cyclist opens up on devastating moment he was told he had prostate cancer

Coleraine man Michael Currid was fit as a fiddle in his early 60s and had just returned from a cycling trip to the Alps in 2016 when he started to feel unwell

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Chronicle Live · Jan 10, 2023

A young Prince Harry convinced himself Diana was still alive and in hiding after Paris car crash

In his brand new book Spare, Prince Harry details how he convinced himself that his mother had faked her own death and was living in a Parisian flat of log cabin in the Swiss Alps, and would send for him and his brother any day

The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2023

Davos to host leaders, CEOs amid weighty global issues

The Swiss town of Davos will host 52 heads of state and government and nearly 600 CEOs as the World Economic Forum hosts its annual meeting in the Alps next week

The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2023

Study: Two-thirds of glaciers on track to disappear by 2100

A new study calculates that two-thirds of the world's glaciers will disappear by the end of the century at current climate change trends

Daily Mirror · Jan 5, 2023

UK to get huge new indoor ski resort as climate change melts Alps snow

The new ski resort, which will be south of Brecon Beacons National Park, will have Britain's biggest indoor ski runs and be one of the biggest of its kind in the world

The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2023

Satellite images of Alps show dramatic drop in snowfall over year amid record temperatures

Photos taken just months apart reveal how much snow has melted, leaving mountain tops green

The Guardian - UK · Jan 4, 2023

Record warm winter in parts of Europe forces closure of ski slopes

Resorts open hiking trails and lifts for mountain bikes amid unseasonably high temperatures and lack of snow

France 24 · Jan 4, 2023

Climate change: High temperatures, sparse snowfall in Europe's Alps worries ski industry

Much of the Alps does not look right for this time of year following unseasonably warm winter weather in Europe, including record high January temperatures in Switzerland. The sparse snowfall has seen grass blanketing the continent’s central mountains, worrying the ski industry and winter sports organisers and reviving concerns about…

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