“The weakening of the mountains is irreversible”
For glaciologist and Emeritus Professor of Physical Geography Wilfried Haeberli, it is foreseeable. Landslides will soon become an annual occurrence in Switzerland due to the increasing warming of the permafrost. Can we learn to live with this risk?
Read the interview (in German only)
WOZ, 05.06.2025
"Permafrost affects both the strength of the rock and its permeability to water. Every child knows you can't build sandcastles if the sand is frozen."
Image: Monika Flückiger / WOZ