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The meltwater of glaciers contributes almost as much to the rise in sea level as the two ice sheets of Antarctica and Greenland, however, only 1% of the world’s land ice is stored in glaciers. This results from an international study with the involvement of Frank Paul and Tobias Bolch published in "Science". UZH News release 16-05-2013

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Department of Geography
University of Zurich - Irchel
Winterthurerstrasse 190
CH-8057 Zürich
Switzerland
tel: +41 44 635 51 11
fax: +41 44 635 68 48

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Welcome to the Department of Geography

Globalization, climate change, development and biodiversity are at the heart of research and teaching of Geographers at the University of Zurich. They engage with topics of public relevance, be it in Switzerland, in Los Angeles, in remote mountainous regions, in rural areas of the global south, or in cyberspace. Close cooperation with private and public organizations ensures that their findings have real societal benefits.