In light of the heat, Axpo - which operates the Beznau nuclear power plant in Switzerland - said it had shut down one of its reactors on Tuesday, adding that a second reactor was operating at limited ...

To cool down, nuclear power plants pump water from local rivers or the sea, which they then release back into water bodies at ...

Swiss moors and floodplains are in a poor state. Researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape ...

A sign for the No! campaign is seen in a field ahead of a national biodiversity referendum, in Hoechstetten, Switzerland, Aug. 23, 2024.

GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland, known for natural beauty like pristine lakes and majestic Alpine peaks, ranks among the world's richest countries whose plant and animal life is under the greatest threat.

Biodiversity loss in Switzerland in six graphs . This content was published on Jul 23, 2024 Biodiversity loss in the Alpine nation is above the world average, ...

A poster for the No campaign ahead of a biodiversity referendum due to take place on Sept. 22, is seen in a field in Hoechstetten, Switzerland, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, (Peter Schneider/Keystone via ...

The state of biodiversity in Switzerland is “unsatisfactory” and the situation keeps getting worse. Such is the verdict not of nature conservation organisations but of the Federal Office for ...

Environmentalists wanted stronger safeguards put in place to protect Switzerland's biodiversity, but they were defeated by voters who thought it too expensive.

A poster for the No campaign ahead of a biodiversity referendum due to take place on Sept. 22, is seen in a field in Hoechstetten, Switzerland, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, (Peter Schneider/Keystone via AP) ...

GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland, known for natural beauty like pristine lakes and majestic Alpine peaks, ranks among the world's richest countries whose plant and animal life is under the greatest ...

“YES to biodiversity, but NO to the extreme biodiversity initiative.” Proponents, meanwhile, pointed to dwindling natural resources in Switzerland and threats to bees, frogs, birds, mosses and ...