Tag: Alps
In the Italian Alps, a block of a glacier breaks off and causes the death of five people
Rescue teams on the Marmolada glacier in the Italian Alps on July 3, 2022. ALPINE RESCUE SERVICES/VIA REUTERS A huge block broke off from the Marmolada glacier in the northern…
Tourist traffic across the Alps – the traffic jam in front of the Gotthard tunnel is slowly dissipating – News
The A2 motorway in Ticino was temporarily closed in the north between Quinto and Airolo in the afternoon due to an accident. In the afternoon, the TCS traffic service reported…
Tourist traffic across the Alps – A2 northbound again in front of the Gotthard tunnel – News
The A2 motorway in Ticino was temporarily closed in the north between Quinto and Airolo in the afternoon due to an accident. As a result, a two-kilometer traffic jam formed,…
Tourist traffic across the Alps – At times, up to 10 km of traffic jams in front of the Gotthard – heading north – News
In the afternoon, the TCS traffic service reported a ten-kilometer traffic jam on the A2 motorway in front of the Gotthard south portal due to traffic congestion. There are now…
Brigitte Macron, her G7 in the Bavarian Alps in pictures
Since Sunday, the leaders of the G7 have been at Elmau Castle, a luxury bubble under high security, at the foot of the Bavarian Alps. Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomed on…
G7 summit in Bavaria – Seven friends in the Alps – News
contents The G7 summit in the Bavarian mountains is likely to be the most important for years. It takes place in the middle of a war in Europe – and…
The Alps turn green
Climate change is making the Alps greener – a change that can even be seen from space. This is what researchers around Sabine Rumpf from the University of Basel report.…
With the 9-euro ticket from the Alps to the sea: try it yourself
The “nine euro ticket” has been valid on Germany’s buses, trains and local trains since June 1st. Our author drove through Germany in one day – and the trip went…
Switzerland A Frenchwoman and a Spaniard killed during a fall of seracs in the Alps
Two mountaineers, a French and a Spaniard, were killed and 9 others injured by falling seracs (large blocks of ice) in southwestern Switzerland on Friday, police said in a statement.…
Solar systems in the Alps: Will they save the energy transition?
Huge solar power plants in the Alps are the latest beacon of hope for the “energy transition” because they supply a comparatively large amount of winter electricity. But building on…
3D RealityMaps App: The Alps in 3D for Android & iOS
Hiking is the miller’s delight – at least that’s what an old children’s song from 1821 says. Even 200 years later, hiking is still very popular. Above all, thanks to…
Giant ichthyosaur discovered in the Alps
From around 250 million years ago, gigantic fish dinosaurs, the ichthyosaurs, swam through the Triassic oceans: some species exceeded the dimensions of today’s sperm whales with a length of 20…