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Plants improve soil carbon storage, but they can disrupt it too

Plants can capture CO2 from the atmosphere and turn it into building blocks they use to grow. Ultimately, they send a large portion belowground through their roots.


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Alps could face a doubling in torrential summer rainfall frequency as temperatures rise by 2°C

Intense, short-lived summer downpours are expected to become both more frequent and more intense across Alpine regions as the climate warms.


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Rethinking Past Ocean Circulation to Refine Future Climate Models

An international study led by the University of Lausanne reveals that deep ocean currents in the North Atlantic stayed active during two extremely cold and well-studied periods of the last ice age.


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From commitment to collective action: Launch of the Culture for the Planet Alliance

A major step forward in the sustainability transition of the arts and cultural sector on a global scale is taking place.


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Melting of Greenland’s ice sheet: how ice slabs regulate meltwater runoff into the sea

Scientists working at the universities of Fribourg and Lausanne have developed a model for the way Greenland’s meltwater drains into the sea.