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"Microplastics fall across rural Switzerland, adding over 200 tons yearly to land and water"
#Switzerland #Plastic #Plastics

Microplastics fall across rural Switzerland, adding over 200 tons yearly to land and water
Loose fibers from functional clothing, discarded PET bottles or abandoned packaging: When such plastic materials enter the environment, they often persist there for a long time. UV radiation, precipitation and ozone cause them to become brittle—and over time, mechanical forces break them down into increasingly smaller particles. Swirled up by the wind, they are carried farther through the atmosphere. Until now, it was unclear how much microplastic ends up back in Swiss soil and water bodies t…

Glaciologist Matthias Huss shows that the centre of the Great Aletsch glacier in Switzerland (the biggest in the Alps) lost 6 meters(!) of thickness just this summer.
"No words...", he adds on LinkedIn.
#glaciers #globalwarming

Hidden microplastic pollution in Swiss waters uncovered #switzerland

Hidden microplastic pollution in Swiss waters uncovered
Microplastics are plastic particles smaller than 5 millimeters that originate either from manufactured products or from the breakdown of larger plastic items. They can now be found everywhere, from oceans and rivers to soils and indoor air. Because most plastics degrade very slowly, these particles can remain in the environment for decades or centuries.

Degrowth practice and thinking in Switzerland
by Emmanuel Bamdeis* (Degrowth Switzerland) In the series Degrowth and Ecosocialism: the global picture The degrowth vision is gaining influence in a diffuse manner in Switzerland. The popularization of degrowth arguments in Switzerland has been supported by the creation of a number of associations that are openly dedicated to promoting degrowth. Other actors (environmental associations, marginal political parties) are also…

Degrowth practice and thinking in Switzerland
by Emmanuel Bamdeis* (Degrowth Switzerland) In the series Degrowth and Ecosocialism: the global picture The degrowth vision is gaining influence in a diffuse manner in Switzerland. The popularizati…

Wer es gestern verpasst hat, hier gibt es mehr #Sonnenfinsternis #Mondfinsternis #eclipse
Eclipses visible in Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland

"Switzerland deploys 1.33 GW of solar in 2025"
#Switzerland #Energy #SolarPower #Renewables…

Switzerland deploys 1.33 GW of solar in 2025 - pv magazine Global
Switzerland’s PV market added 1.33 GW of new capacity in 2025, bringing cumulative installations to 9.5 GW, while solar generation covered 13.71% of electricity demand.

https://itsfoss.com/news/switzerland-replace-microssoft-pilot/
If the pilot is successful, we might expect the migration to continue on all the 54,000 workstations owned by the federal administrations.
Why?
First is the risk of foreign access. US cloud le…

Switzerland's Federal Government is Replacing Microsoft on 3,000 Computers
This is the pilot phase, with 3,000 workstations moving away from Microsoft 365. The federal administration has over 54,000 computers.

A short but fun post about the gotchas of #modeling the world's #geography in #softwaresystems.
Years ago, a colleague of mine told me about two pockets of foreign land surrounded by Switzer…

Amazon will invest in a gas-burning power plant in Texas, which will power a new data center. That one plant will produce more carbon dioxide than countries such as Switzerland, Ireland or Bulgaria.
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligen…

Amazon's New AI Data Center Is So Enormous That It Appears It Will Become the Largest Single Source of Pollution in the United States
Amazon's planned data center for Pecos County, Texas would come with a gas plant capable of emitting 33 million tons of CO2 every year.

"Switzerland’s largest battery storage facility goes online"
#Switzerland #Batteries
https:…

Switzerland's largest battery storage facility goes online - pv magazine Global
Switzerland’s largest battery storage facility has begun operations in Gurtnellen, combining 50 MW and 8.4 MW systems developed by Axpo and Energie Uri. The Fluence-supplied project will support grid flexibility.

"Devastating year for Switzerland's glaciers after extreme heat and low snow"
#Switzerland #Environment #Glaciers

Devastating year for Switzerland's glaciers after extreme heat and low snow
Switzerland's glaciers lost more than 5% of their ice volume in 2026. Although melt rates did not quite reach the record levels of 2022, glacier thickness decreased by an average of 2.5 to 4 meters (8 to 13 feet) this year, and some glacier tongues lost up to 10 meters (33 feet) of ice. The research is published in the journal GLAMOS—Glacier Monitoring Switzerland.

Switzerland has lost almost one-fifth of its ice in just five years,
in a dramatic reshaping of the Alpine country whose big white glaciers have been reduced to moonlike rock deserts, scientists say.
Swiss glaciers shrank by 5.5% in the first eight months of 2026,
according to an annual monitoring report,
after a summer of scorching heatwaves that followed a winter with little snow.
The reduction in ice volume falls just shy of the record set in 2022
and b…

‘Explosion of melt rates’: 20% of Swiss glaciers lost in five years
Alpine regions in Europe experiencing extreme glacier collapse due to heat-trapping effects of fossil fuel pollution

'Catastrophic': Swiss glaciers lose fifth of mass in five years #Switzerland

'Catastrophic': Swiss glaciers lose fifth of mass in five years
Switzerland's glaciers, which are disproportionately affected by climate change, have lost nearly 20% of their mass in five years, experts said Thursday, with 2026 registering the second-biggest melt on record.

Today I randomly visited a Linux install party in French-speaking 🇨🇭 Switzerland. I was warmly welcomed and we kept talking for hours after the event was over.
It's amazimg how Linux and free software keeps uniting people across borders and languages.
#SuisseRomande #Linux

Databricks co-founder Ion Stoica's GPU orchestration startup SkyPilot, which aims to be neutral across hardware and cloud vendors, raised a $20M seed led by Lux (Lily Mae Lazarus/Fortune)
https://fortune.com/2026/07/21/skypilo

SkyPilot, from Databricks’ cofounder, raises $20M to be the Switzerland of AI compute
Backed by Lux Capital, SkyPilot helps customers use GPUs wherever they're available.

Climate bills are coming in now, big time: Rhine shipping cut in two as ships coming from Rotterdam can't get any further than Duisburg or Cologne anymore, instead of being able to reach Switzerland or even further via the Danube. Billions of damage for German industry.
https://nos.nl/l/2626584

Yay, wieder ein #ZephyrRTOS-#Meetup in Zürich!
Speaker werden noch gesucht...
https://zephyrproject.org/event/zephyr-project-meetup-september-17…

Today I Learned about #POTA boundaries depicted. Miguel LX1MDA added North Carolina's US-8313 Mountain to Sea Trail from official map data today.
I've learned that I have a 2-fer I didn't know about easily accessible by boat.
There's a lot of great boundary data im…

Assuming similar is happening in the Himalayas, the consequences for farming, flood and water supply will be devastating downstream.
‘Explosion of melt rates’: 20% of Swiss glaciers lost in five years | Glaciers | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/envir…

‘Explosion of melt rates’: 20% of Swiss glaciers lost in five years
Alpine regions in Europe experiencing extreme glacier collapse due to heat-trapping effects of fossil fuel pollution

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#ThroughTheNight
- Mendelssohn, Rosauro, and Rodrigo from Switzerland
Marimba player Matthias Würsch plays in Ney Rosauro's Concerto No 1 for Marimba and String Orchestra. Guitarist Pedro Matéo Gonzšlez joins them for Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez.
Relisten now 👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00317df

‘Explosion of melt rates’: 20% of Swiss glaciers lost in five years https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/01/switzerland-glacier-loss-fossil-fuel-pollution-europe

"With my crypto system, you'll be rich in no time! I'm approaching a 7 figure income now, and thinking about moving to Switzerland to avoid taxes."
🇨🇭 : "OK, but don't expect any special treatment with such a low income."

Cry for help as French-Swiss lake dries up #France

Cry for help as French-Swiss lake dries up
The picturesque Lac des Brenets between France and Switzerland has dried up after a record-breaking hot summer, leaving locals crying out for help to save the lake.

When it comes to EV incentive schemes, it is important to consider how they will be phased out. Switzerland is implementing a phasing-out policy for the road toll exemption for electric heavy-duty vehicles. From 2031, this benefit will be gradually reduced until 2035.
https://www.electrive.com/2026/10/06/switzerland-to-introduce-toll-for-e-trucks-in-2031-initially-with-a-discount/

Loving the little #QGISUC2026 notebook
#analog #sketchbook #Switzerland

You've probably seen this news by now. I find it hard to deal with. 20% of all the ice in Switzerland's glaciers lost in 5 years!
And it's not just the beauty of the high Alps; this has major implications for Europe's water supply.
https://www.a…

Swiss count cost of 'unprecedented' glacier melting over European summer
Europe's record-breaking summer has led to "staggering" melting on Switzerland's famous glaciers, according to a new report.

There's a Starfire for sale in Switzerland https://www.tutti.ch/de/vi/schwyz/computer-zubehoer/computer/supercomputer-sun-enterprise-10000-e10k-starfire/77151345

My wife corrects me. The last time we could travel through Germany without cancellations or major delays and without having to change several times was from Amsterdam to Landquart in Switzerland in early 2024. Since then we faced major delays and/or cancellations every single time. To Switzerland, Vienna, and even to Berlin and Bonn.

Meat and Dairy Intake in Switzerland Far Exceeds Planetary Health Limits, National Data Shows https://vegconomist.com/studies-numbers/meat-dairy-intake-switzerland-far-exceeds-planetary-health-limits-national-data-shows…

Meat and Dairy Intake in Switzerland Far Exceeds Planetary Health Limits, National Data Shows - vegconomist - the vegan business magazine
Swiss adults consume roughly eight times more meat than the level recommended under the EAT-Lancet Planetary Health Diet, according to an analysis of national

Meanwhile, in Switzerland

My great-great-grandfather Andrew Baldinger came to America from Switzerland around 1831—or so the family history says.
His story includes the Texas Revolution, a shipwreck, four weeks stranded on an island, and eventually a bakery in Galveston.
Now I'm trying to find the records that will tell me who his parents were, whether he had siblings, and exactly how he arrived in America. #genealogy

Genealogy Profile: Andrew Baldinger – Bob Mueller
A summary of the genealogical information I have about Andrew (Andreas) Baldinger, my maternal great-great-grandfather. Are you related?

Microplastics fall across rural Switzerland, adding over 200 tons yearly to land and water https://phys.org/news/2026-09-microplastics-fall-rural-switzerland-adding.html

Microplastics fall across rural Switzerland, adding over 200 tons yearly to land and water
Loose fibers from functional clothing, discarded PET bottles or abandoned packaging: When such plastic materials enter the environment, they often persist there for a long time. UV radiation, precipitation and ozone cause them to become brittle—and over time, mechanical forces break them down into increasingly smaller particles. Swirled up by the wind, they are carried farther through the atmosphere. Until now, it was unclear how much microplastic ends up back in Swiss soil and water bodies t…

Space for people, not cars: a large-scale visual choice experiment on urban street redesigns
https://www.nature.com/articles/s42949-026-00463-5

Space for people, not cars: a large-scale visual choice experiment on urban street redesigns - npj Urban Sustainability
Urban street reallocations and redesigns are central to sustainable mobility transitions, yet public acceptance remains a major challenge. While previous research has examined general attitudes toward transport policy, little is known about how specific design features shape support across diverse user groups. We conducted a large-scale stated choice experiment (N = 5991) embedded in a nationally representative mobility panel in Switzerland. Respondents evaluated navigable 360° and static …

Switzerland’s Meat And Dairy Intake Is 850% Higher Than Recommended #AnimalRights

Switzerland's Meat And Dairy Intake Is 850% Higher Than Recommended
A new study has found that Switzerland’s meat and dairy consumption is up to 850 percent higher than recommended

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#ThroughTheNight
- Love conquers all: Madrigali and other Monteverdi works by La Venexiana
Monteverdi motets and madrigals performed by La Venexiana under their artistic director Gabriele Palomba at the St. Gallen Festival in Switzerland.
Relisten now 👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002ztcd

Swiss glaciers suffer 'disastrous' year of ice loss, threatening water supplies #Switzerland

Swiss glaciers suffer 'disastrous' year of ice loss
Scientists say such rapid melting is no longer surprising given the pace of climate change.

"Is That a Solar Farm, or a Train Track? In One Swiss Town, It's Both."
#Switzerland #Trains #SolarPower #Energy

Sun-Ways Is Testing Out Train Track Solar Farms
A pilot program placing solar panels between the rails has proven successful enough that the idea is spreading to Italy, France and Korea.

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#ThroughTheNight
- Handel and Mozart from Switzerland
Countertenor Iestyn Davies joins the Chamber Orchestra of Europe and conductor Robin Ticciati in Handel and Mozart arias.
Relisten now 👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0032162

This is precisely the sort of interesting bundle of services relating to truck electrification: financing of the vehicles, construction, operation and financing of the charging infrastructure, all linked to an energy contract and energy management.
For Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
https://depot-one.com

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#ThroughTheNight
- The New World of America from Switzerland's Argovia Philharmonic
The Argovia Philharmonic, conducted by Rune Bergmann, play Dvořšk's view of America with The New World Symphony.
Relisten now 👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m003097w

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#ThroughTheNight
- Sibelius and Simpson from Switzerland
Timothy Ridout plays viola for the commissioned work by Mark Simpson titled Hold Your Heart in Your Teeth, for viola and orchestra. Also performed is Sibelius' Symphony No 4.
Relisten now 👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0031k1x

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ClassicalLive
Franz Liszt & Francesco Piemontesi:
🎵 Years of Pilgrimage - First Year: Switzerland (Parts 6-9)
#FranzLiszt #FrancescoPiemontesi

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ClassicalLive
Franz Liszt & Francesco Piemontesi:
🎵 Years of Pilgrimage - First Year: Switzerland (Parts 1-5)
#FranzLiszt #FrancescoPiemontesi