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Simona Meiler's snowboarding career ended at the 2018 Winter Olympics, but since then, she has shown the same drive in her commitment to science. Meiler has been awarded the Swiss Academy of Sciences’ Prix Schläfli in Geosciences for her research into tropical cyclones.

He had already been in contact with ETH Zurich during his time as a postdoc in the USA. Since their research areas were very similar, he regularly exchanged ideas with various professors at the Institute for Atmosphere and Climate (IAC). Since September last year, he has been a Professor of High-Resolution Weather and Climate Models at ETH Zurich.

About half of global mangrove ecosystems are at risk from changes in tropical cyclone activity and sea level rise. A study by Sarah Hülsen and colleagues from ETH Zürich, University of Colorado Boulder, and Stanford University, show mangroves providing the most ecosystem services are disproportionately affected.

Globally, banks have committed to net-zero emissions in their investment and lending activities by 2050, but the likelihood of them reaching pledged emission reductions is unclear. Without regulatory backing, effective implementation of voluntary climate pledges is prevented by banks' fear of suffering market disadvantages, shows a study of ETH Zurich.

Humans are having a highly detrimental impact on biodiversity worldwide. Not only are the numbers of species declining, but the composition of species communities is also changing. This is shown by a study by Eawag and the University of Zurich published in the scientific journal “Nature”. It is one of the largest studies ever conducted on this topic.