Climatology
Eight SNSF Starting Grants for ETH researchers
Research
ETH Zurich
Four women and four men successfully applied for Starting Grants from the Swiss National Science Foundation via ETH Zurich.
New type of weather radiosonde can find its way back
Research
EPFL
Some 80% of weather radiosondes – remote measurement instruments containing plastic, batteries and electronic parts – end up lost in nature after one flight. But a startup created by an EPFL master’s student is set to change that with a new, ultra-lightweight “glidersonde” that can automatically return to where it was launched.
“Geoengineering will not solve the problem of climate change”
Research
ETH Zurich
A team led by ETH climate researcher Sandro Vattioni has shown that diamond dust released in the atmosphere could be a good way to cool the climate. However, it is still not a sustainable solution to climate change, says Vattioni in an interview with ETH News.
Millions of years for plants to recover from global warming
Research
ETH Zurich
Catastrophic volcanic eruptions that warmed the planet millions of years ago shed new light on how plants evolve and regulate climate. Researchers reveal the long-term climate effects of disturbed natural ecosystems - its implications both in geological history and for today.
Tropical forests can't recover naturally without fruit eating birds
Research
ETH Zurich
Natural forest regeneration is hailed as a cost-effective way to restore biodiversity and sequester carbon. However, the fragmentation of tropical forests has restricted the movement of large birds limiting their capacity to disperse seeds and restore healthy forests.
Detecting storms thanks to GPS
Research
ETH Zurich
Researchers at ETH Zurich have succeeded in detecting heavy precipitation events directly with GPS data. The results of their study could significantly improve meteorological monitoring and forecasting.
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