| Date | Facts | From article |
| 2006-08-31 |
August 2006 was the coldest August in the last 26 years for the whole of Switzerland |
Sommer 2006 trotz verregnetem August deutlich zu warm |
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Summer 2006 was despite a rainy August clearly too warm. |
Sommer 2006 trotz verregnetem August deutlich zu warm |
| 2006-09-29 |
September 2006 was the warmest September in the last 150 years for the whole of Switzerland. It was up to 3.5 degrees Celsius warmer than usual. |
Wärmster September seit 142 Jahren |
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Heavy rainfalls were also measured. |
Wärmster September seit 142 Jahren |
| 2006-10-01 |
In Switzerland many places experienced the warmest July in 2006 since the beginning of temperture measurment in the middle of the 19th century. |
Wärmster September auf dem Säntis |
| 2006-10-24 |
October 2006 was the second warmest October in the last 150 years for the whole of Switzerland. It was up to 4 degrees Celsius warmer than usual. |
Zweitwärmster Oktober seit über 150 Jahren |
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October 2001 was the warmest October in the last 150 years. |
Zweitwärmster Oktober seit über 150 Jahren |
| 2006-10-30 |
October 2006 was the second warmest in Switzerland since measurments began in 1864. |
Zweitwärmster Oktober seit 142 Jahren |
| 2006-11-22 |
November 2006: it was the warmest autumn in Switzerland ever recorded. |
Noch nie so warm im Herbst |
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The last record of 1987 was beaten. |
Noch nie so warm im Herbst |
| 2006-12-01 |
Scientist claim that this years [2006] autumn was the warmest ever recorded. |
Redkordherbst wegen Klimawandel |
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The unusually warm autumn in 2006 is a consequence of global climate change, say scientists. |
Redkordherbst wegen Klimawandel |
| 2007-01-10 |
Springlike temperatures in January 2007 in Switzerland. |
Milde Temperaturen in der Schweiz |
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Warmest ever measured temperature in January in Switzerland: 13th of January 1920 with 17.3 degrees Celsius. |
Milde Temperaturen in der Schweiz |
| 2007-01-31 |
January 2007 was the warmest beginning of year since the start of measurements in 1864. |
Wärmster Januar seit Messbeginn |
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In the south of Switzerland, the temperatures reached up to 24 degrees Celsius on the 18th of January 2007. |
Wärmster Januar seit Messbeginn |
| 2007-02-27 |
In most regions of Switzerland the meteorological winter 2006/2007 was 3 to 4 degrees Celsius warmer than normal. |
Ein Winter, den es nicht gab |
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Winter 2006/2007 was either the warmest or second warmest winter ever measured. |
Ein Winter, den es nicht gab |
| 2007-03-19 |
Two days before the beginning of spring 2007, many regions of Switzerland are experiencing the return of winter. After a temperature drop of 12 degrees Celsius, snow was also falling in lower lying regions. |
Schnee auf dem Üetliberg |
| 2007-03-30 |
March 2007 was mostly in the South of Switzerland warmer and sunnier than the average of the years 1961 to 1990. The heat surplus reached up to three degrees Celsius. |
Trotz Schnee: März zu warm |
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After a very spring-like beginning of March, there was an onset of winter from the 19th to the 25th of March on the north side of Switzerland, bringing snow to the low lands. |
Trotz Schnee: März zu warm |
| 2007-04-10 |
Since temperature measurements began 150 years ago, it has never been as warm in Basel and Zurich as in the last 12 months. The average temperatures correspond to what the world climate report forecasts for the year 2050. |
Wieder neuer Wärmerekord |
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According to SF Meteo it is the first time since the beginning of measurements in the middle 19. Century that the annual average lay over 12 degrees Celsius. This average slightly exceeded the annual average of the extreme summer of 2003. |
Wieder neuer Wärmerekord |
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Since one year there is an extreme heat surplus: the deviation was highest in the months of January and July with approximately 5 degrees Celsius. Septembers, November and February were 3 degrees warmer than usual. Only August was colder than usual. |
Wieder neuer Wärmerekord |
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Viewed from the last 12 months, the warming according to SF Meteo amounts to approximately 2.5 degrees in 30 years. |
Wieder neuer Wärmerekord |
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The newest UN climate report (IPCC) assumes a global warming up to approximately 2 to 3 degrees to the year 2050. |
Wieder neuer Wärmerekord |
| 2007-04-24 |
April 2007 has been 4 to 5 degrees Celsius warmer than the long term average and the Ozone exposure was record-breaking. |
Schönes Wetter belastet Luft |
| 2007-05-28 |
«It [mountain climbing] has become more demanding, especially in summer », sums up the vice president of the association of Alpine sports schools. Nowadays even relatively simple mountain routes hold sections which require high technical skills. |
Bergtouren werden gefährlicher |
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The Monte-Rosa east wall - with 2'500 meters the highest vertical arena of the Alps - has become off limits. Most of the approximately 100 climbing routes are now inaccessible due to the danger of rockfalls. |
Bergtouren werden gefährlicher |
| 2007-06-19 |
In some parts of Switzerland Tuesday, June the 19th, was the hottest day of this year. |
Heissester Tag des Jahres |
| 2007-06-21 |
A fierce storm - according to the police one of the strongest since decades - caused floods and landslides in Central Switzerland during the night of the 20th of June 2007. |
Schweres Unwetter in der Zentralschweiz |
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The cold front which crossed Switzerland from the west on the morning of the 21st of June 2007 was marked by lightning and thunder, lots of rain, strong gales, and partially hail damage. |
30 Liter Regen innerhalb einer Stunde |
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MeteoSchweiz measured 30 liters of rain per square meter in a hour in Bern. Similarly strong was the rain in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. The highest wind speeds registered [...] where 112 kilometers per hour [...]. |
30 Liter Regen innerhalb einer Stunde |
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The storm of last night [20th of June 2007] was a lot stronger in parts of Central Switzerland. A city estimated the amount of rain due to radar values between 100 and 140 liters per square meter [per hour]. |
30 Liter Regen innerhalb einer Stunde |
| 2007-06-22 |
The thunderstorms caused damages in the millions [CHF]. Alone the insurer [Schweizerische] Mobiliar anticipates damages in the upper range of double-digit millions. |
Unwetter richteten Millionenschaden an |
| 2007-06-26 |
In Switzerland, the temperature increase since the 70s has been double the average increase of the northern hemisphere. |
Immer wärmer in der Schweiz |
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The rapid rise in Switzerland is thought to be due to its location and should hence be roughly representative for the whole Alpine region [...]. |
Immer wärmer in der Schweiz |
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The temperature rise of the last 30 years is thought to be equivalent to a difference in elevation of approximately 300 meters [...]. |
Immer wärmer in der Schweiz |
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The current cold temperatures are in no way unique. However, the average rainfall and the number rainy days are somewhat higher than usual. This should mostly be due to the extreme storms which brought a lot of rain in a short time. |
Kühles Juniwetter – keine Ausnahmeerscheinung |
| 2007-07-10 |
In the middle of summer winter has return to the Swiss mountains. It snowed down to an elevation of 1800 meters above sea level. |
Schnee bis auf 1600 Meter |
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The coming Sunday in most parts of the country the heat mark of 30 degree Celsius should be exceeded. |
Schnee bis auf 1600 Meter |
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Snow down to 1600 meters. |
Der Sommer nimmt eine Auszeit |
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Partly it was colder than in January. |
Der Sommer nimmt eine Auszeit |
| 2007-07-16 |
Within a few days the temperatures soared by 20 degrees Celsius. Last Tuesday thermometers showed only 13 degress. On Sunday, MeteoSchweiz registered the highest temperatures of 2007. |
Heissester Tag des Jahres |
| 2007-07-19 |
Damages due to fierce storms. |
Schäden durch heftige Gewitter |
| 2007-07-23 |
The 3rd storm within 3 days has caused flooding and landslides in parts of Switzerland in the night. [...] One region experienced whitnessed 55 liters per cubic meter. |
Erneut Überschwemmungen und Erdrutsche |
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At the Rhone Glacier, a new lake is forming. The changing climatic circumstances are causing it to grow rapidly. |
Neuer See am Rhonegletscher |
| 2007-08-09 |
Switzerland was hit by the worst storms [flooding] since two years. |
Die Pegel von Aare und Rhein steigen weiter |
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In Switzerland 150 liters of rain have fallen since Monday evening per square meter. In parts it rained in three days more than normally in the whole month of August [...]. |
Bis zu 150 Liter Regen |
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Unmatched are however the values of August 2005, where within 24 hours up to 200 liters of rain fell per square meter. |
Bis zu 150 Liter Regen |
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[...] the discharge of the river Aare between the lake of Biel ad the Rhine estuary was higher than in 2005. Also in other regions the values exceeded those of 2005, didn't however surpass the measurements of the 1999, with many natural hazards. |
Werte von 2005 vereinzelt überboten |
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Nearly every summer brings storms and floods in Switzerland. If the frequency has increased in the last 20 years is debated among scientists. |
Chronik: Diese Unwetter suchten die Schweiz heim |
| 2007-08-10 |
The longterm trend for damages is pointing globally upwards. The number of natural events causing major harm has risen significantly since 1970. This trend should have various causes, according to reinsurers: more values are insured, more insured values lie in very endangered regions, and the dangers of the weather are increasing. |
Unwetter schlagen zu Buche |
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For insurances, 2007 will be an above-average costly year. |
Unwetter schlagen zu Buche |
| 2007-08-30 |
In one region of Switzerland during 24 hours more rain fell than in an average month of August. |
Niederschläge: 100 Liter Regen innert 24 Stunden |
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The months of July and August were for most parts of Switzerland far too wet. |
Das dreifache der üblichen Regenmenge |