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Switzerland is offering a cash prize for solutions to remove munitions from its lakes. The ammo was dumped in lakes between 1918 and 1964 as the Swiss military believed it to be safe.
The period is thought to have been the result of atypical weather conditions in the Alps: high precipitation due to the meeting of an Atlantic warm front with a polar cold front resulted in 3–4.5 metres of snow being deposited in a two- to three-day period. More than 600 buildings were destroyed and over 40,000 people were buried under snow.
For the period through 24 January 2007, there were 168 earthquakes with magnitudes > 0.6, 15 with M L > 2, and three with M L > 3. All of these were within 1 km of the wellbore, and at depths between 4 and 5 km, near the well bottom. [8] There were only 9 events with an M L of 2.5 or larger in the borehole vicinity for the period through 2007.
There were plans for 7 underground nuclear tests in "uninhabited regions" of Switzerland; a location with a radius of 2–3 kilometres (1.2–1.9 mi) "that can be sealed off completely." [8] [1] In addition, Switzerland purchased uranium and stored it in nuclear reactors purchased from the United States, the first of which was built in 1960.
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A man shot and wounded two relatives in Seftigen before traveling to Thun and fatally shooting his wife. He attempted suicide along the A6 motorway. [55] September 1999: Murten: Canton of Fribourg: 1 3 4: A romantic dispute between two families resulted in a shootout in which one person was killed and three others wounded. [56] 10 December 2000 ...
Here's why I'd move there if given the chance. Prague is incredibly walkable and has great public transportation. I loved walking around Prague. Courtesy of Emily Pogue.
This time, there was a broad movement to preserve it, and in 1971, federal authorities agreed to move the stone, with projected costs of 250,000 francs (of which the canton of Uri was to contribute 7,000). This led to a popular campaign opposing the plan because the cost was seen as excessive.