Last year Swiss alpine glaciers lost 4 percent of their volume, the second-largest loss in history. On Monday, the Swiss federal government reported that the country and Italy will make an adjustment to the section of their shared border that passes through the Swiss Alps due to the significant melting of glaciers located in that […]

On Thursday, Russia confirmed that it will not participate in the so-called “Peace Conference for Ukraine,” which Switzerland will host in Bürgenstock on June 15 and 16. RELATED:  NATO’s Meddling in Asia-Pacific Threatens Regional Peace “We have repeatedly pointed out that negotiations without Russia are meaningless and, in fact, are conversations in vain,” said the […]

On Tuesday, the World Economic Forum (WEF) published a report showing that climate change threatens to cause an additional 14.5 million deaths and US$12.5 trillion in economic losses worldwide by 2050. RELATED: Global Temperature Could Rise Above 1.5°c in 2024: BSC-CNS The report, jointly compiled by the WEF and the consulting firm Oliver Wyman, is based […]