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  • Snow and precipitation in Chamonix:  reporting on an exceptional winter season
    Snow and precipitation in Chamonix: reporting on an exceptional winter season
  • Climate change and dormancy periods in trees
    Climate change and dormancy periods in trees
  • Science Sandwich – 2018 program
    Science Sandwich – 2018 program
  • The future looks bleak for the rock ptarmigan in the Alps
    The future looks bleak for the rock ptarmigan in the Alps

Snow and precipitation in Chamonix:  reporting on an exceptional winter season
16 Mar 2018

Snow and precipitation in Chamonix: reporting on an exceptional winter season

Charlotte Mader | |

In the Mont-Blanc massif, 2018 winter precipitation levels have exceeded the 1981-2010 average levels by 45%.  PhD in climatology at the Université de Neuchâtel and contributing researcher at CREA Mont-Blanc, Geoffrey Klein reports... READ MORE

Climate change and dormancy periods in trees
14 Mar 2018

Climate change and dormancy periods in trees

Hillary Gerardi | |

In her recently published article, Daphné Asse, a PhD student with CREA Mont-Blanc explores the climate change and phenology in 5 tree species in the French Alps.  Read on to learn what dormancy... READ MORE

Science Sandwich – 2018 program
7 Mar 2018

Science Sandwich – 2018 program

Hillary Gerardi | |

CREA Mont-Blanc has launched a series of scientific seminars open to the public.  On the third Tuesday of every month this year, you are invited to the Mont Blanc Observatory, home of CREA... READ MORE

The future looks bleak for the rock ptarmigan in the Alps
9 Jan 2018

The future looks bleak for the rock ptarmigan in the Alps

Hillary Gerardi | |

Long considered a symbol of the harsh alpine environment, the rock ptarmigan risks to lose more than 90% of its habitat in the Alps by the year 2090.  Read on to learn about... READ MORE

Winter makes a grand entrance in Chamonix
13 Dec 2017

Winter makes a grand entrance in Chamonix

Hillary Gerardi | |

After a particularly dry fall, winter 2017-2018 is off to an impressive start in the Chamonix Valley with more than half a meter of fresh snow on the ground in early December.  Should... READ MORE

2017 Report on Coal Tit Reproduction
27 Nov 2017

2017 Report on Coal Tit Reproduction

Hillary Gerardi | |

An early start to spring this year meant that coal tits began laying their eggs ahead of schedule and the CREA Mont-Blanc team was out in the field in Vallorcine on a weekly... READ MORE

Citizen Science:  the past, present and future of data
27 Jun 2017

Citizen Science: the past, present and future of data

Hillary Gerardi | |

Although citizen science is hardly a new concept, in recent years, it has experienced a significant rise in popularity with the emergence of millions of “citizen scientists” all over the world.  At the... READ MORE

Winter Special: 60% off on precipitation
4 Mar 2017

Winter Special: 60% off on precipitation

Charlotte Mader | |

In the Chamonix Valley, winter 2016-2017 has been a weird one. In terms of temperatures (which have been highly variable) and precipitation (which has been well-below average), this season has been a departure... READ MORE

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