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Some countries will build railways around those mountains, but if you’re Switzerland, and you have to deal with your Alps, you just go ahead and build the world’s largest tunnel even if it ...
draws me a map. I ask her for a weather forecast. “Rain all week. Maybe snow.” Wilderness enough. Days 9 and 10 43 miles, through the original heart of Switzerland and the turquoise lakes of ...
Reuters reports that 90% of Blatten, Switzerland is engulfed by ice, mud, and rock after what scientists suspect is a dramatic display of the impact of climate change on mountain communities.
Days after a gigantic avalanche of ice, mud and debris buried much of the village of Blatten in canton Valais, the danger is ...
Switzerland has a new tectonic map at a scale of 1:500,000. The TK500 contains updates to the geometry, distribution and nomenclature of the tectonic units of Switzerland and its neighboring areas.
The Gotthard Tunnel on the A2 is completely closed in both directions due to technical problems and the deployment of a breakdown vehicle due to a defective truck. Drivers must expect delays.
Nexans, in partnership with Swissgrid, will install a high-voltage line in a road tunnel, a pioneering project in Europe. Works will begin in 2028 and be completed in 2030. Paris, May 14, 2025 – ...