Debate Over Switzerland's Climate Change Preparedness Intensifies

Truth or tale: Is Switzerland ‘doing nothing’ to prepare for climate change?

Is Switzerland adequately preparing for the effects of climate change, or is it lagging behind other countries? A Swissinfo reader posed the question, and we went looking for answers. Switzerland has just experienced its hottest summer since records began in 1864. The city of Basel registered more days above 30°C than in all of 2003, a historically hot year, and almost a third of MeteoSwiss's 149 stations recorded their highest temperature ever. Against that backdrop, critics say that Switzer...

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