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Thursday, March 24, 2022

University of Fribourg, Switzerland - 1.5 million Swiss francs for cryospheric research in Central Asia

Title: 
1.5 million Swiss francs for cryospheric research in Central Asia  
 
Published: 
University of Fribourg, Switzerland, 25 January 2022 
 
From the article: 
While glaciers are shrinking worldwide, those in the Pamir Mountains in Central Asia show less change. They and the other components of the cryosphere (snow and permafrost) are key unknowns for future changes to runoff and hazards. Over the next four years, a research consortium led by the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL and the University of Fribourg will comprehensively study this unique environment. The Swiss Polar Institute (SPI) has awarded CHF 1.5 million to this SPI Flagship Initiative.