Environment
Low water is making inland shipping less reliable. More freight may move by road and rail, pushing up transport costs—and, eventually, consumer prices. In…
Diesel prices in Switzerland have risen to a record high.…
Switzerland travelled by train more than ever in 2025. Passengers…
Switzerland’s Beznau nuclear power plant, the oldest in the country, has shut down both its…
Switzerland is sweltering under a heatwave, with MétéoSuisse forecasting the second-hottest June since records began.…
On 24 June 2025, human remains were recovered in Blatten, the Valais mountain village largely…
Hiking in the Jura, cycling in Valais, dining lakeside in Ticino: Switzerland remains a top…
Switzerland faces rising wildfire risk and authorities are restricting water use as drought grips parts…
Torrential summer rainstorms are set to become more common—and more severe—in the Alps. A new…