Swiss glaciers and drought impacts: New reporting highlights how Switzerland’s glaciers are shrinking fast and how mountain forests are losing drought resilience higher up, raising risks for avalanches, rockfalls and floods. Climate crisis in the Alps: Scientists warn the Alps are facing “catastrophic decades” as heat and low snowfall accelerate ice loss, with 2026 described as especially severe. Nature-based finance: A study argues “nature-based” insurance could push tens of billions into habitat restoration by linking risk reduction to nature projects. Drought on Lake Brenets: Dramatic “HELP/SOS” signs appear on the dried lakebed as exceptionally low rainfall cripples the local economy, with climate-linked heat and rainfall shortages blamed. Agroforestry for cocoa: Swiss-based Barry Callebaut is testing assisted natural regeneration in Ivory Coast, aiming for more resilient cocoa landscapes while tackling deforestation pressures. Swiss tech for sustainability: Pure Cycle Power plans to expand circular-economy clean-energy work in Bulgaria with Burgas State University, including paid internships and thesis projects. Cyber and space security: Swiss space supplier Beyond Gravity reports a targeted cyberattack, while ETH space researcher Thomas Zurbuchen is set to join Blue Origin. Call for action in soil health: Swiss citizen scientists buried thousands of underwear to reveal how alive soil microbes are, winning an Ig Nobel Prize.